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January 15, 2024 6:55 amJanuary 15, 2024 1:32 pm

With the throwing out of the paying guests done and the spending of $64 million on renovation, etc., completed, Sacramento’s Capitol Park Hotel is now ready to house the homeless. The “supportive housing units” will house 130 folks eventually – 80...

Sacramento DA Files Brief as SCOTUS Justices Take up Homeless Camping Ban Case

January 14, 2024 12:44 pmJanuary 14, 2024 12:44 pm

The United States Supreme Court announced on Friday they’ve accepted a case to decide whether Grants Pass, a city in Oregon, can enforce its ban on homeless public camping. Sacramento’s District Attorney Thien Ho has been a pioneer on homeless...

Pro-Palestinian Protests Force California Assembly Adjournment

January 4, 2024 2:45 amJanuary 4, 2024 2:46 am

The California Assembly went into recess and then was abruptly adjourned on Wednesday in Sacramento following a demonstration by a large group of Pro-Palestinian protestors. Since the beginning of the Israel-Hamas War in October, several political and state events have...

Gov. Newsom Continues to Receive Backlash Over Cancelling Annual Christmas Tree, Menorah Lighting

December 20, 2023 10:43 amDecember 20, 2023 10:46 am

Governor Gavin Newsom’s decision to cancel the annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony and to not attend the annual menorah lighting ceremony on December 6th continued to receive backlash this week, with many religious and legal groups continuing to chastise the...

Merry Christmas, California

December 14, 2023 2:30 amDecember 14, 2023 2:31 am

Christmas season is here! Although in California it can feel much different in the inland deserts and sun-kissed coastal cities than it does in the snow-capped Sierra Nevada, it should be a time of unity for us all. May its...

Sacramento DA Accuses City of Allowing Homeless Vagrants to Pollute Rivers

December 8, 2023 2:55 amDecember 8, 2023 2:56 am

The stark contrast between Sacramento County District Attorney Thien Ho and Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg is growing over how to deal with the homeless vagrant population in the region. DA Ho filed a lawsuit in September against the City of...

Split CADEM Convention Fails To Secure An Endorsement For Senator

November 20, 2023 12:05 pmNovember 20, 2023 12:05 pm

The California Democratic Party (CADEM) failed to secure an endorsement for a U.S. Senate candidate at the CADEM endorsing convention over the weekend, highlighting a major party split amongst the three major Democrats in the race. Throughout 2023, the race...