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$1.4 Million Budget Provision To Study, Document Asian American Hate Crimes Passes Legislature

February 24, 2021 2:17 amFebruary 25, 2021 1:48 pm

On Monday, both the Assembly and the Senate passed a bill that would, in part, provide $1.4 million in funding to study hate crimes committed against Asian Americans during the pandemic. Assembly Bill 85, authored by the Assembly Budget Committee,...

Assemblywoman Shirley Weber Tapped By Governor Newsom As Next Sec. of State

December 22, 2020 7:36 pm

On Tuesday, Governor Gavin Newsom nominated Assemblywoman Shirley Weber (D-San Diego) to fill the newly vacant position of Secretary of State of California. Governor Newsom’s decision came only hours after he made the post vacant by selecting the soon-to-be former...

4 UC Universities Found To Have Admitted Unqualified Students Over Connections

September 25, 2020 1:07 pmSeptember 30, 2020 10:07 am

On Tuesday, California State Auditor Elaine Howle announced that dozens of students were found to have been granted admittance to four University of California schools by using personal, family, university staff, or donor connections between 2013 and 2019. At least...

Gov. Newsom, Pac-12 Agree To Not Stop Conference Football Games This Year

September 17, 2020 6:18 pm

On Wednesday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that there is nothing stopping NCAA football from returning this year to California, contradicting weeks worth of statements from Pac-12 football conference commissioner Larry Scott and teams who have accused the Governor of halting...

California Eviction Moratorium Could End As Soon As Next Month

July 29, 2020 9:13 pmJuly 30, 2020 3:26 pm

The statewide eviction moratorium, set in place by the Judicial Council in April, has been placed on notice for expiration next month following an announcement last Friday by California Supreme Court Chief Justice and Judicial Council leader Tani Cantil-Sakauye. An...

Shutdown California University Athletics May Cause Election Result Shifts This Fall

July 11, 2020 7:36 amJuly 12, 2020 8:24 am

College sports programs across California this week saw an unprecedented number of cuts, delays, and adjustments, which may factor into several elections later this year. Major changes for California university athletics Many college and university athletic programs have been drastically...

Mob Rule: UCLA Suspends Professor For Refusing to Cancel Finals for Black Students after George Floyd killing

June 16, 2020 12:19 pmJune 16, 2020 12:20 pm

The University of California Los Angeles has suspended an accounting professor who mocked a student for demanding that he basically cancel final exams for black students and afford them other leniency in light of the protests over the killing of...