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5 More Walgreens Closed in San Francisco Over City’s Retail Crime Wave

October 13, 2021 11:46 amApril 3, 2022 7:57 am

Walgreens, one of the largest drug store chains in the country, closed an additional 5 stores in San Francisco on Tuesday, citing the skyrocketing amount of organized retail crime in the city. According to Walgreens, theft levels in the city...

Mandatory High School Ethnics Studies Course Bill Signed By Governor Newsom

October 9, 2021 2:32 amOctober 8, 2021 9:33 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill on Friday that will require one ethnic studies course to be completed for high school graduation beginning with the class of 2030. Assembly Bill 101, authored by Assemblyman Jose Medina (D-Riverside), will have schools...

New Standards For Crowd Control Tactics Signed Into Law By Gov. Newsom

September 30, 2021 4:10 pm

A bill that would create statewide standards and regulations for law enforcement use of projectile weapons and chemical agents in crowd control situations was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday. Assembly Bill 48, authored by Assemblywoman Lorena...

Junipero Serra Statue On State Capitol Grounds To Be Replaced By Native American Memorial

September 27, 2021 3:25 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill over the weekend that replaces the now toppled state of Father Junipero Serra on the grounds of the State Capitol Building with a monument for Native Americans who lived in the Sacramento area before...

Famed Squaw Valley Ski Resort Changes Name to ‘Palisades Tahoe’

September 15, 2021 11:11 amSeptember 15, 2021 11:11 am

The famed Lake Tahoe-area ski resort and the site of the 1960 Winter Olympics, Squaw Valley, announced on Tuesday that it is changing its name to Palisades Tahoe after just over a year of deliberations. Local Native American tribes have...

New Reports Finds Gun Sales Skyrocketed by 66% in California During Pandemic

June 1, 2021 2:49 pm

A recent report from the non-profit organization thetrace.org found that gun sales went up drastically by 66% between March 2020 and April 2021. According to the statistics, which can be backed up by similar weapon sales and background check figures...

LAPD Requests $67 Million, 50 New Officers To Help Improve Protest Response, Protester Relations

April 27, 2021 7:14 pmApril 29, 2021 10:43 am

The Los Angeles Police Department requested nearly $67 million in funding to help improve protest response on Tuesday, leading to a major backlash from many groups who have been trying to reduce their budget since the George Floyd protests last...