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President Biden Announces Federal Government Will Pay For 100% Of LA Fire Response Costs For 180 Days

January 10, 2025 7:47 amJanuary 11, 2025 7:38 am

President Joe Biden announced on Thursday that the federal government will be paying for 100% of the initial disaster response costs, covering everything from debris removal to first responder salaries. Since January 7th, Los Angeles County has continued to be...

Biden Approves More Disaster Relief, Disaster Declarations For Fires in Southern California

January 8, 2025 4:49 pmJanuary 8, 2025 4:49 pm

President Joe Biden quickly approved a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration for the Palisades, Eaton, and Hurst fires currently raging across nearly 30,000 acres in Southern California on Wednesday, shortly after Governor Gavin Newsom requested it. In only the past few...

Why Is National Public Radio Still Publicly Funded?

April 24, 2024 4:00 amApril 24, 2024 7:15 am

That National Public Radio (NPR) has been historically tilted to the Left both in their opinion and news reporting is no secret. With the recent departure of a high-level editor at NPR and his blistering dressing down of the liberal...

President Trump to Begin Withholding Federal Funding from Sanctuary Cities

March 6, 2020 10:56 amMarch 9, 2020 7:57 am

On Thursday, President Trump said his administration will start withholding federal funding from “sanctuary cities” after a federal court ruled last week that it could do so. “As per recent Federal Court ruling, the Federal Government will be withholding funds...

San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer Announces Plan for Ballot Measure to Combat Homelessness

January 21, 2020 8:49 amJanuary 22, 2020 12:42 pm

San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer announced last week his goal of taking a ballot initiative to combat homelessness in California, directly to the voters. Faulconer is the only big-city California Mayor who has successfully reduced homelessness in his city using...

Governor: More Federal Spending on Housing Will Fix California’s Homeless Epidemic

December 16, 2019 9:44 amDecember 17, 2019 12:00 pm

‘California cannot spend its way out of this problem using Federal funds.’ “More people are sleeping on sidewalks in Sacramento – even as federal spending rises,” the Sacramento Bee reported Monday. “Federal lawmakers say they understand the gravity of...