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Senate Bill 1 Doubles Down on ‘Trump Resistance’ While Threatening CA Water Supply

September 12, 2019 7:56 amSeptember 12, 2019 6:02 pm

Another bill which would put the brakes on California’s economy is being heard and debated in the California Legislature this week. When President Donald Trump was elected in 2016, California’s newly-elected Democrat supermajority used the usually congenial legislative swearing-in ceremonies...

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California’s ‘Sanctuary’ History and Back Story

July 17, 2019 5:07 amJuly 16, 2019 7:08 pm

On May 4, previously deported Mexican national Ismael Huazo-Jardinez crashed a truck into a Knight’s Landing residence, claiming the lives of Jose Pacheco, 38, Anna Pacheco, 34, and their 10-year-old son Angel. Sutter County judge David Ashby, a 2016 appointee...

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California Politicos, Hollywood, Lawyers, Contribute to Kamala Harris

April 29, 2019 12:54 pmApril 30, 2019 12:14 pm

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has raised $13.2 million from more than 218,000 individual contributions in the first quarter of 2019. Of those, 7,278 were California donors. Harris is known for her digital following, as well as small-donor fund-raising operations....

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State Lawmakers Ignore Judicial Rulings, Ridicule Witnesses in Order to Fast-Track Controversial Campus Bill

April 11, 2019 12:15 pmApril 15, 2019 7:15 am

Campus sexual assault has been a focus of debate in recent years, with California passing its ground-breaking ‘Yes Means Yes’ affirmative consent law in 2015. But these policy changes have triggered a round of lawsuits by accused students, saying their...

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Feinstein Legacy Lives on as De Leon Goes Down

November 6, 2018 10:02 pmNovember 6, 2018 10:39 pm

As January approaches, Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein will be heading into her 5th consecutive term in the U.S. Senate as she defeats challenger Kevin De Leon. At 85, the veteran Feinstein has routed 51 year old De Leon who served...

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De León’s Senate Hopes are Fading Rapidly

October 31, 2018 12:48 pm

In a new poll conducted by Five Thirty Eight, shows California’s Senate race between Democratic Incumbent Dianne Feinstein and fellow Democratic challenger Kevin De León has largely widened. In fact, for De León it looks as if his hopes of becoming...

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Feinstein Favors Reopening Kavanaugh Investigations

October 17, 2018 4:18 pm

After a long combative battle between Democrats and Republicans over the confirmation of then-Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh, Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-San Francisco) said today that she would be in favor of reopening the sexual misconduct allegations. During the debate...