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Election Contests Over Two San Mateo County School Bonds Filed Due To Ballot Label Law Violations

April 3, 2023 12:31 pmApril 3, 2023 12:31 pm

Election contests over two San Mateo County school bonds were filed in the Superior Court of San Mateo County last week over misleading and law violating ballot labels. Last year in San Mateo County, several school bond issues appeared on...

L.A. County Finally Ends COVID-19 State Of Emergency

April 1, 2023 2:30 amApril 1, 2023 2:31 am

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced Friday that they would be ending the county COVID-19 state of emergency, becoming one of the last in the nation to do so. The state of emergency was in effect since...

San Jose Police Union Director Charged With Opioid, Fentanyl Smuggling Into U.S.

March 31, 2023 5:18 pmMarch 31, 2023 5:18 pm

The U.S. Attorney’s Office has filed a federal criminal complaint against San Jose Police Officers’ Association (SJPOA) executive director Joanne Marian Segovia earlier this week, charging her with allegedly importing synthetic opioids from overseas into the U.S, for distribution. Segovia,...

EPA Approves New CA Zero Emissions Electric Truck Regulation by 2035

March 31, 2023 2:29 pmMarch 31, 2023 3:10 pm

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced their approval of California’s Advanced Clean Trucks regulations on Friday, officially allowing California and six others states to have certain benchmarks for the sales and road use of zero emission trucks and heavy duty...

Bill To End CA’s Anti-LGBT Law Travel Ban To 23 States Introduced In Senate

March 31, 2023 2:30 amApril 1, 2023 7:28 am

A bill to end California’s travel ban to “anti-LGBT law” states was introduced earlier this week. Senate Bill 447, authored by Senator Toni Atkins (D-San Diego), would end California’s ant-LGBT law travel ban to 23 states, including Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas,...

Former LA City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas Found Guilty In USC Corrpution Case

March 30, 2023 5:40 pmMarch 30, 2023 5:41 pm

Former Los Angeles City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas was found guilty in the USC corruption case on Thursday, with the jury convicting him of one count of bribery, one count of bribery, one count of mail fraud, and four counts of...

SD Supervisor Nathan Fletcher Resigns amid Lawsuit Alleging Sexual Assault, Wrongful Termination

March 30, 2023 1:36 pmMarch 30, 2023 1:36 pm

San Diego County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher resigned on Thursday following a week of controversy over a major lawsuit alleging claims of sexual assault and harassment, as well as over an announcement that he had an extramarital affair, with the woman...