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Big Blow to Mayor Garcetti in the defeat of Measure EE in Los Angeles

June 5, 2019 11:18 amJune 10, 2019 12:22 pm

Following the contentious Los Angeles Unified School District strike in January, the controversial property tax hike proposed by the school district went down in a resounding defeat Tuesday. Measure EE garnered only about 45 percent of voter approval when it...

Senate District 1 Results: Brian Dahle defeats Kevin Kiley In Urban vs. Rural District

June 5, 2019 7:11 amJune 13, 2019 6:37 am

“Today’s election did not go our way. Although some ballots remain to be counted, it’s not enough to overcome our current deficit of 53 percent to 47 percent. Congratulations to Senator-elect Brian Dahle. I wish him the best in his...

High Speed Rail’s Top Consultant Suspended After Assemblyman Requests Ethics Investigation

June 5, 2019 2:05 amJune 6, 2019 5:09 am

Assemblyman Jim Patterson says it took almost three years to get approval for an audit of the California High Speed Rail Authority… and what an audit it was. “The ruling Party really pushed it off,” said Patterson, a Republican from...

Bill to End ‘Hair Discrimination’ In the Workplace Moves Ahead

June 4, 2019 11:23 amJune 13, 2019 6:39 am

While existing state and federal laws prohibit racial discrimination in schools and workplaces, one area has not legally evolved — hairstyles, or rather “natural hairstyles” traditionally worn by African American men and women. Sen. Holly Mitchell (D-Los Angeles) authored SB...

Assembly Kills 50 Percent of Republican Assemblyman Steven Choi’s Bills Under New Rule

June 4, 2019 2:15 amJune 10, 2019 12:25 pm

Assemblyman Steven Choi (R-Irvine) wants to know why fifty percent of his bills have been killed prior to ever receiving a public committee hearing. “Some have never been agendized,” Choi said in an interview. “The committee chair killed them, or...

President Trump Lands Sixth Judge on Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

June 3, 2019 10:45 amJune 4, 2019 7:05 am

President Trump has successfully appointed six judges to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Prior to Trump taking office, the Ninth Circuit had 19 Democratic appointees, 6 Republican appointees, and four vacancies, and is the most overturned court of appeals...

Cal Chamber Annual Job Killers List Down to 5 Bills

June 3, 2019 2:03 amJune 4, 2019 7:00 am

The annual Job Killer list by the California Chamber of Commerce grew this year to 31 bills in 2019. The Job Killers are identified as harming California’s economic growth and job creation should they become law. That list is now...