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Top Two Oakland Mayoral Candidates Have Raised $550,000 Combined So Far

March 25, 2025 1:38 pmMarch 25, 2025 1:38 pm

According to the latest campaign filings reported over the weekend, around $550,000 has been raised so far by the top two candidates in the Oakland mayoral special election so far, on track to set a new record for mayoral election...

Lawsuit Claims LA Union Slush Fund Scandal Still Ongoing

October 4, 2021 9:11 amOctober 5, 2021 11:20 am

A long-time employee of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit alleging a decades-long shakedown involving the utility and the union representing its workers may have altered its form, but is still...

CA Governor Grandstanding On PG&E Takeover Threat

November 15, 2019 2:19 pmNovember 18, 2019 6:20 am

AB 1054 was about saving the utility investors and stopping downgrades, but not stopping fires. The California mega-utility Pacific Gas & Electric filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy reorganization January 29, 2019. So it’s curious how Governor Gavin Newsom continues...