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2020 March Primary Preview: 13th State Assembly District

January 29, 2020 6:27 pmJanuary 30, 2020 7:47 am

The 13th State Assembly District: The 13th Assembly District is comprised of the lion’s share of San Joaquin County. It’s Stockton, the suburbs, and a bit of the countryside. Ever since the 13th District was formed in 2012 it has...

Addiction and mental health physician Dr. Drew Pinsky

The Only Plan to End Homelessness

January 28, 2020 11:46 amJanuary 29, 2020 10:19 am

‘The vast majority have serious mental illness and drug addiction, which means they are not going to magically walk in to housing and have their problems disappear.’ ~ Dr. Drew Pinsky Dr. Drew Pinsky, a board-certified physician and addiction...

2020 March Primary Preview: Pasadena Mayoral Election

January 23, 2020 7:11 amJanuary 30, 2020 8:48 am

The Pasadena Mayoral Race: Pasadena, which sits Northeast of Los Angeles and to the west of Glendale and Burbank, is something at a crossroads coming into the 2020’s. The city has both been building several new large housing complexes even...

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...

Gov. Newsom’s Billion$ for Homelessness Amount to California Stimulus

January 14, 2020 3:38 pmJanuary 16, 2020 4:35 pm

“You’ll start seeing real progress in the next few months,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said at his 2020 Budget Briefing Friday, addressing California’s homeless crisis. “Mobile tents, medical units, FEMA trailers… as early as next week.” “We put $650 million...

President Trump Threatens Federal Intervention if California Doesn’t do More to Solve Homeless Crisis

December 26, 2019 12:37 pm

President Donald Trump criticized California Governor Gavin Newsom and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi over crime and homelessness on Twitter Wednesday, coming only days after a HUD report showing huge homelessness gains in California. “Governor Gavin N has done a really...

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...