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California National Guard Counterdrug Task Force Seizes nearly $4 Million Worth Of Fentanyl In June Following Ramping Up Of Actions

July 24, 2024 5:11 pmJuly 24, 2024 5:11 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Wednesday that the California National Guard’s (Cal Guard) Counterdrug Task Force helped seize 1,068,219 fentanyl pills and 423 pounds of fentanyl powder in June, building off of a doubling employment of Cal Guard troops in...

More Californians Blame Gas Tax Than ‘Price Gouging’ For Highest Gas Prices

July 23, 2024 8:56 pmJuly 24, 2024 9:13 pm

According to a newly released Slingshot California Topline poll, nearly half of all Californians blame the state’s gas tax for why California’s gasoline prices are so high, with only around a third saying that price gouging is to blame. While...

Former LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Announces Another Run for California Governor

July 23, 2024 12:55 pmJuly 23, 2024 12:55 pm

Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced on Tuesday that he would be officially running for Governor in 2026. A graduate of UCLA and the People’s College of Law, Villaraigosa was early on a leader of MEChA, a Chicano political...

Where Governor Newsom Stands With VP Harris As The Nominee

July 22, 2024 12:10 pmJuly 22, 2024 2:29 pm

After weeks of speculation following his disastrous debate performance in June, President Joe Biden announced on Sunday that he would be stepping aside in the 2024 presidential race and would instead be back Vice President Kamala Harris. “My fellow Democrats,...

The Greenberg Brief: Joe Biden and Voters’ Opportunity

July 22, 2024 6:23 amJuly 22, 2024 6:31 am

With president Joe Biden’s announcement, Democrats across the nation now have an opportunity to pull their party’s leadership towards the political center. These past several years have shown a propensity for elected Democrats from the White House down to local...

Three More California House Democrats Call On Biden To Exit Race

July 19, 2024 10:35 pmJuly 19, 2024 10:35 pm

Three more Democratic Congressional members – Jim Costa (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), and Jared Huffman (D-CA) – made announcements on Friday, saying that they are calling on President Joe Biden to step aside and not run in the 2024 election....

New Report Shows Electric Car Sales Slipping In California

July 19, 2024 6:12 amJuly 19, 2024 6:14 am

According to a new report by the California New Car Dealers Association on Thursday, the growth rate of all electric vehicles in California has gone down by 1.2% in the second quarter of 2024, with the number of electric cars...