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Sen. Scott Wiener: Open Bay Area Safe Drug Use Sites, and High-Density Housing

December 9, 2020 3:35 pmDecember 10, 2020 5:57 pm

From the “you can’t make this stuff up” file, Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) wants to allow San Francisco, Oakland and Los Angeles to open “safe-drug-use” sites – at a time when the entire state state is in lockdown –...

Is the California Citizens Redistricting Commission Spending Out of Control?

December 9, 2020 2:10 pmDecember 10, 2020 8:45 am

The California Citizens Redistricting Commission is charged with completing the decennial job of drawing district lines for State Senators, State Assembly Members, U.S. Representatives, and State Board of Equalization Members. The CRC consists of 14 members with specified political party registration and...

Why is Eric Swalwell Still on House Intel Committee after Chinese Spy Exposé?

December 9, 2020 7:48 am

Tuesday, Axios reported that a suspected Chinese spy developed extensive ties with local and national politicians, including Congressman Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), in what U.S. officials believe was a political intelligence operation run by China’s main civilian spy agency between 2011...

San Diego Church Wins Precedence Setting Religious Rights Case

December 8, 2020 9:22 pm

Last week we reported that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan ordered California Gov. Gavin Newsom to respond to an emergency petition filed by Harvest Rock Church and Harvest International Ministry, which requests an injunction pending appeal in their federal...

Assemblyman Kevin Kiley Schools Entire Assembly on Abdication of Constitutional Responsibility During COVID Crisis

December 8, 2020 2:47 pmDecember 10, 2020 8:48 am

The California Legislature convened Monday to swear-in newly elected members and to vote for Senate and Assembly leaders. Assemblyman Kevin Kiley (R-Granite Bay), who has been an outspoken critique of the Legislature’s abdication of its Constitutional responsibilities during the COVID...

Sacramento Mayor Steinberg’s Plan to Stop NIMBYs From Blocking Homeless Shelters

December 8, 2020 8:59 amDecember 8, 2020 3:34 pm

Rather than finding ways to get Sacramento’s large homeless population the emergency medical and mental health services they need, Mayor Darrell Steinberg is threatening city residents with tent cities in their neighborhoods. Calling Sacramento residents “NIMBYs,” Steinberg wants the city...

Newly Elected DA George Gascón Promises to Oppress LA’s Law Abiding Citizens

December 8, 2020 2:10 amDecember 7, 2020 9:13 pm

Newly elected Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón is the architect of Proposition 47 which largely decriminalized theft and drug crimes by reducing those crimes and a number of other “non-violent” felonies to misdemeanors; and Prop. 57, which allows early...