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Who is Presidential Candidate Tom Steyer?

August 14, 2019 8:02 amAugust 14, 2019 9:27 am

Latecomer Democratic Presidential candidate Tom Steyer is looking for California campaign staffers. And he’s so concerned about diversity, equity, and inclusion, he uses the acronym “(DEI)” in the advertisement. Billionaire climate change activist Tom Steyer made his fortune investing in...

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In Gender ‘Neutral’ California, Why Mandate More Women on Corporate Boards?

August 10, 2019 9:28 amAugust 12, 2019 6:17 am

What both bills will likely cause is for male minorities to lose board seats to white women. In 2018, the California Legislature passed a bill to require large corporations with base operations in California to put more female directors...

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When Janie Met Jerry

July 21, 2019 7:47 amJuly 21, 2019 9:09 am

As the California Globe noted, movie star Jane Fonda, 81, has given nearly $300,000 to Democrat federal candidates over the last 20 years. The recipients include Hillary Clinton, Kamala Harris, and now $1,000 for presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar. The allegedly...

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UFW Leadership Change Highlights Enduring Problems

April 24, 2019 12:48 pmApril 25, 2019 7:39 am

Last fall the United Farm Workers announced that its president, Arturo Rodriguez, would be stepping down after 25 years at the helm of the controversial union. Teresa Romero has since taken his place, accompanied by some glowing articles about her....

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California Supreme Prejudice

March 20, 2019 6:54 pmMarch 25, 2019 12:58 pm

“Thanks to Governor Brown, who breathed new life into the judiciary with 600 plus judicial appointments, 200 of those in his final year. In the last year, these new appointees self-report that 41 percent are non-white and over half of...

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That Time Jerry Brown Saved Don Felder’s Little League Park

March 19, 2019 12:47 pmMarch 20, 2019 8:22 am

Don Felder was The Eagles lead guitar player for almost all of that band’s jillion-selling existence. That’s him on the killer solo in “One of These Nights.” And even though he’s a native Floridian, anyone who’s lived in the state...

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Democratic Donor Ed Buck Gave to Newsom and Brown

January 10, 2019 5:52 pmJanuary 15, 2019 10:50 am

When a second younger black man turned up dead in the apartment of Los Angeles Democratic donor Ed Buck, questions are being raised about whether investigators were too hasty to dismiss the first instance 18 months ago. Now, the Daily...