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What Initiatives Might Be on the Nov. 2022 Ballot?

October 19, 2021 8:02 am

California voters are getting used to making state policy via the ballot initiative, due to having such a dysfunctional Legislature. Each election, there are many initiatives on the state and local ballots. What are Californians looking at for the November...

California School Walkout: Thousands of Parents, Students, Teachers Protest Newsom’s School Mandates

October 18, 2021 2:34 pmApril 3, 2022 7:59 am

Thousands of California parents, students and teachers opposed to school vaccine mandates took part in a statewide walkout Monday. And thousands of these parents, teachers and students took their protest to the State Capitol. Estimates of as many as 5,000+...

20 Months After State Closure to ‘Flatten the Curve’ California State Workers Still Working from Home

October 18, 2021 2:30 amApril 3, 2022 8:00 am

Why are California’s state employees still working from home 20 months after Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order March 3, 2020 locking down the state to “flatten the curve” of coronavirus infection spread? Press play to hear a narrated...

San Francisco Mayor Denies Walgreens Stores Closing Because of Crime

October 16, 2021 8:46 amOctober 17, 2021 3:33 am

San Francisco Mayor London Breed began pushing back this week against Walgreens’ announcement to close five more stores across San Francisco due to rampant retail theft. Now the San Francisco media is helping the Mayor “sell” her agenda. The San...

Sacramento Has 11,000 Homeless; City ‘Outreach Effort’ Moves 26 ‘Guests’ into Navigation Center

October 15, 2021 9:37 am

Sacramento’s new homeless shelter has moved 26 transients off the street. Sacramento has 11,000 homeless transients, and increasing commensurate crime rates. The City’s sensitively worded article touts the success as “making a difference”: “Sacramento’s newest homeless shelter is now providing...

LA Councilman Ridley-Thomas Indicted on Corruption Counts

October 14, 2021 10:50 am

Los Angeles City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas has been indicted on federal corruption charges over an alleged bribery scheme stemming from Ridley-Thomas’ time serving on the county Board of Supervisors, prosecutors announced Wednesday, Deadline reported. Mark Ridley-Thomas is also the father of...

SEIU Leader Charged With Fraud While Campaign Cash Gave Speaker Nuñez ‘Rich Travel Style’

October 14, 2021 8:16 am

Alma Hernández, the Executive Director for Service Employees International Union (SEIU), the largest labor union in California resigned after she and her husband, Jose Moscoso, were charged by California Attorney General Rob Bonta on numerous embezzlement and tax fraud charges,...