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Antioch Planning Commission Chairman Ousted After Saying Old, Sick And Homeless Should Die In Pandemic

May 3, 2020 8:06 amMay 3, 2020 8:07 am

On Friday, Antioch Planning Commission Chairman Ken Turnage II was removed from his position a week after suggesting on social media that vulnerable members of society should die during the the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Allowing ‘the sick, the old, the...

2020 Q1 Campaign Finance: What 28th Congressional District Candidates Raised And Spent

May 2, 2020 10:15 am

The 28th congressional district is one of the more unusual districts in California, in that it has a rare mix of urban, suburban, and rural parts cobbled in. It stretches from the center of Los Angeles up through the Silverlake...

Modoc County Reopens, Defies Gov. Newsom’s Order

May 1, 2020 3:12 pm

‘No one knows what the state will do in retaliation right now, but hey, restaurants are open now.’ On Friday, Modoc County, a small Oregon-bordering county of 9,000 people, became the first California county to break with Governor Gavin...

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Sen Morrell: Considerations on Reopening California

May 1, 2020 9:20 amMay 1, 2020 9:37 am

Our state and nation have implemented extraordinary measures in the face of the coronavirus pandemic – a reflection of the recognized need to take seriously the safety and health of our communities. We are forever grateful to our health care...

California Screamin to Go Back to Work

May 1, 2020 6:27 amMay 1, 2020 6:49 am

People in California are screaming to be allowed to go back to work and open their businesses. The governor remains tone deaf. The pure science says our state should reopen. Unless, of course, those scientists you are listening to are...

2020 Q1 Campaign Finance: What 4th Congressional District Candidates Raised And Spent

May 1, 2020 5:12 amMay 1, 2020 6:18 am

California’s 4th District, which runs in the East-Central part of the state from about Lake Tahoe to Sequoia National Park, came to the closest election finish in years in 2018. Congressman Tom McClintock (R-CA) beat Democrat Jessica Morse 54% to...

The Regulatory Taking of Venice Beach

May 1, 2020 2:12 amApril 30, 2020 4:47 pm

With great crisis comes great opportunity… By Edward Ring and Soledad Ursua On April 18 Los Angeles City Councilman Mike Bonin held a telephone town hall to discuss public health issues. His district includes Venice Beach, which has a high...