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More Californians Blame Gas Tax Than ‘Price Gouging’ For Highest Gas Prices

July 23, 2024 8:56 pmJuly 24, 2024 9:13 pm

According to a newly released Slingshot California Topline poll, nearly half of all Californians blame the state’s gas tax for why California’s gasoline prices are so high, with only around a third saying that price gouging is to blame. While...

Former LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Announces Another Run for California Governor

July 23, 2024 12:55 pmJuly 23, 2024 12:55 pm

Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced on Tuesday that he would be officially running for Governor in 2026. A graduate of UCLA and the People’s College of Law, Villaraigosa was early on a leader of MEChA, a Chicano political...

SF Mayor Breed And Homelessness: What Her Crackdown On Encampments Will Look Like

July 23, 2024 12:24 pmJuly 23, 2024 12:24 pm

In a Mayoral election debate last week, San Francisco Mayor London Breed vowed to combat homelessness in the city soon. Specifically, she noted that she will be targeting homeless encampments beginning in August. “The problem is not going to be...

Solano County Supervisor Announces California Forever Project Pulled From 2024 Ballot

July 22, 2024 6:08 pmJuly 23, 2024 6:30 am

Solano County Supervisor Mitch Mashburn announced on Monday that the controversial venture capitalist-backed California Forever development plan, which would create a green city for up to 400,000 people in the majority rural county, was effectively removed from the 2024 November...

Where Governor Newsom Stands With VP Harris As The Nominee

July 22, 2024 12:10 pmJuly 22, 2024 2:29 pm

After weeks of speculation following his disastrous debate performance in June, President Joe Biden announced on Sunday that he would be stepping aside in the 2024 presidential race and would instead be back Vice President Kamala Harris. “My fellow Democrats,...

UC Regents Bans Employees From Posting Political Views On Department Website

July 20, 2024 8:08 amJuly 20, 2024 8:08 am

The University of California Board of Regents approved a ban on University employees from putting political views on the front of University website homepages, with the Board saying they wanted to avoid any personal views being seen as official positions...

Three More California House Democrats Call On Biden To Exit Race

July 19, 2024 10:35 pmJuly 19, 2024 10:35 pm

Three more Democratic Congressional members – Jim Costa (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), and Jared Huffman (D-CA) – made announcements on Friday, saying that they are calling on President Joe Biden to step aside and not run in the 2024 election....