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Sacramento Citizens’ Group Calls for Investigation into Council Member Katie Valenzuela’s ‘Slush Fund’

August 2, 2022 7:46 am

“For a Better Sacramento,” a citywide citizens’ group, called on Sacramento city officials Monday to investigate Councilwoman Katie Valenzuela’s possible misuse of taxpayer dollars in her city office account. According to information obtained in a California Public Records Act request...

LA Mayoral Candidate Rick Caruso Sees Flurry of Prominent Endorsements Days Before Primary Election

June 3, 2022 3:29 pmJune 3, 2022 3:30 pm

In the last few weeks leading up to the Los Angeles Mayoral election, real estate developer and candidate Rick Caruso has seen a surge of prominent endorsements come back him for support, further indicating that Congresswoman and fellow candidate Karen...

2022 LA Mayoral Election: Caruso, Bass, and the Mad Dash to June

May 3, 2022 2:44 amMay 3, 2022 6:15 am

In recent weeks, the LA Mayoral race has continued to slow down with lines between all the candidates solidifying their support. Longtime frontrunner Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-CA) has kept up her base support of her Congressional district constituents, as well...

The Politics of Crime

April 21, 2022 2:36 amApril 20, 2022 9:49 pm

A recent Cal Berkeley IGS poll showed that a majority of California voters (51%) give Governor Gavin Newsom a “poor/very poor” rating on his performance on crime and public safety issues. This is up 16 percentage points from 2020. The...

How the Sacramento K Street Shooting Is Already Affecting the San Francisco DA Recall Election

April 5, 2022 3:48 pm

Following the mass shooting in Sacramento early Sunday morning, many Californians remain shaken by the incident. While the manhunt and recovery continue in Sacramento, some lawmakers and special interest groups have used the incident to push for more gun laws...

‘The California Way’ Touted by Gov. Newsom is His Way, Not the People’s Way

March 10, 2022 2:42 pmApril 3, 2022 4:26 pm

At California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s State of the State address Tuesday, he touted California leading the way on several hot button issues, calling it “The California Way.” But are these issues near and dear to California voter’s hearts, or agendas...

Assembly Public Safety Committee Kills Bill to Repeal Prop. 47

March 8, 2022 11:48 am

The Assembly Public Safety Committee heard and killed Assembly Bill 1599 by Assemblyman Kevin Kiley (R-Granite Bay), which sought to repeal Proposition 47. With California’s ongoing crime spike exploding across the state, Assemblyman Kevin Kiley, James Gallagher, and Jim Patterson...