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LA City Council Votes 12-3 to Give Hotel, Airport Workers $30/Hour Minimum Wage by 2028

May 15, 2025 1:51 pmMay 15, 2025 1:51 pm

In a 12-3 vote on Wednesday, the Los Angeles City Council approved a minimum wage hike for airport and hotel workers, with the goal of it reaching $30 an hour by 2028 in time for the Olympics. According to the...

New Poll: Only 32% of L.A. Voters Hold a Favorable Opinion of Mayor Bass

May 13, 2025 1:38 pmMay 13, 2025 1:39 pm

A new UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies (IGS) poll released on Tuesday found that favorability ratings for Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass remained low four months following the devastating Los Angeles wildfires. And her bid for reelection next year...

How Many California Cities are Running Huge Budget Deficits?

May 12, 2025 3:00 amMay 12, 2025 6:24 am

How many California cities are running huge budget deficits, yet refuse to cut out the real cancer – the bureaucratic and administrative bloat? California’s colleges and universities too – they are cutting sports and academic programs, but not the high-salaried,...

The Increased Likelihood of a California Papal Visit

May 8, 2025 2:55 amMay 8, 2025 2:56 am

The 2025 Papal Conclave is expected to pick a new Pope in the coming days. While there are many frontrunners, including Cardinal Luis Tagle of the Philippines, Cardinal Pietro Parolin of Italy, Cardinal Peter Erdo of Hungary, and Cardinal Mateo...

LA Mayor Karen Bass to Cut Her Own Pay with $1 Billion City Budget Deficit

May 5, 2025 1:56 pmMay 5, 2025 1:56 pm

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass confirmed over the weekend that she would be taking a pay cut, with her staff not receiving raises this fiscal year, as her office desperately tries to find places to slash the city budget amidst...

After Battering Oil/Gas Industry, Gavin Newsom Wants California Oil Refineries to Stay Open

April 26, 2025 2:55 amApril 28, 2025 6:22 am

In 1988, the state of California only imported about 4.5% of all the oil that we consumed in our state. By 2020 we were importing over 70%. California Democrats’ war on the oil and gas industry is working, but not...

The 2032 RNC: California Bound?

April 26, 2025 2:45 amApril 26, 2025 2:46 am

The Republican Party resurgence in California in recent years has gotten the attention of the national party as well as Democrats. In 2024 alone, the CAGOP saw a six figure increase of registered Republicans in only a years time, managed to...