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Senator, House Candidate Dave Min’s DUI Continues To Keep Him Down In The Polls

October 3, 2024 2:45 amOctober 3, 2024 2:46 am

The DUI of Senator Dave Min (D-Orange County) continues to haunt his Congressional campaign in the 47th district, with a lingering public memory and a recent uptick of DUI crashes in and around the Irvine area continuing to hurt his...

NTSB To Investigate EV Truck Crash, Battery Fire That Shut Down I-80 For Nearly A Day

August 22, 2024 12:28 pmAugust 22, 2024 3:20 pm

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced late on Wednesday that it will be investigating the Tesla EV truck crash that occurred on Monday in Placer County, as the fire was one involving a lithium-ion battery and closed Interstate 80...

New Law Bans E-Bike Speed Capacity Devices Already Creating Positive Change In CA

July 17, 2024 2:40 amJuly 17, 2024 2:41 am

A new law signed earlier this month that bans the selling of devices or products that can modify the speed capacity for electric bikes (e-bikes) has already contributed to safer streets according to new preliminary reports on Tuesday. Assembly Bill...

California Sends 61 Officers To Help Bolster Security For 2024 RNC

July 15, 2024 12:03 pmJuly 15, 2024 12:04 pm

Over the weekend, 61 law enforcement officers from California went to Milwaukee to help expand security for the 2024 Republican National Convention (RNC), a move which, following the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump on Saturday, has only proved...

Ordinance to Fight Crime, Drug Usage In Tenderloin District Passed By SF Supervisors

July 12, 2024 2:30 amJuly 12, 2024 2:31 am

A new pilot program that will ban all businesses excluding restaurants and bars from operating between 12 A.M. and 5 A.M. in San Francisco’s Tenderloin District was approved by the Board of Supervisors earlier this week, with supporters saying that...

Gov. Gavin Newsom, California Highway Patrol Announce 167% Increase In Retail Theft Arrests

June 18, 2024 12:54 pmJune 18, 2024 2:07 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Tuesday that the California Highway Patrol’s (CHP) Organized Retail Crime Taskforce (ORCTF) has made 636 arrests and recovered 216,754 stolen goods valued at nearly $5.7 million since January when tackling retail theft, with increased efforts...

Bill to Ban E-Bike Speed Capacity Devices Moves Up In Legislature

June 17, 2024 12:20 pmJune 17, 2024 12:20 pm

A bill that would ban the selling of devices or products that can modify the speed capacity for an electric bike (e-bike) continued to gain steam in the state legislature in the past week, with the bill even moving past...