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2020 March Primary Preview: 21st Congressional District

February 19, 2020 5:46 am

The 21st Congressional District: Taking up the lower San Joaquin Valley with bits and pieces of Fresno, Kern, Kings, and Tulare Counties, the 21st Congressional District stretches from outer Bakersfield to outer Fresno. An overwhelmingly Hispanic region at 71% of...

California K-12 Students Would Automatically Receive Library Cards Under SB 1025

February 19, 2020 2:15 amFebruary 18, 2020 7:11 pm

Late last week, a new bill was introduced granting library cards to every K-12 student in the state. Student Success cards for all K-12 students Senate Bill 1025, authored by Senator Tom Umberg (D-Santa Ana), would give students a ‘student...

2020 March Primary Preview: 39th Congressional District

February 18, 2020 6:43 pm

The 39th Congressional District: The 39th Congressional District takes up a parts of Los Angeles, Orange, and San Bernardino Counties. Comprised of Los Angeles and Orange County suburbs, it’s a fairly wealthy district, with the average income hitting about 90,000....

Planned Parenthood Delivers Valentine Condoms to California Lawmakers

February 18, 2020 3:31 pmFebruary 18, 2020 3:52 pm

Roses are Red, Violets are blue, Planned Parenthood promotes safe sex, Now your office can too… So reads the message included in the Valentine’s Day “goody bag” California lawmakers in the State Capitol received from Planned Parenthood on Valentine’s Day....

Genetic Data Sold by Genealogy Companies to Face Sale Disclosures in Proposed Legislastion

February 18, 2020 2:42 pm

Genealogy products in California face new genetic data sale disclosures in a bill currently trying to be placed in a committee this week. Assembly Bill 2222, authored by Assemblyman Brian Maienschein (D-San Diego), would make genealogy companies include a notice...

Assemblyman Kevin Kiley to Initiate Vote on Bill to Temporarily Suspend AB 5

February 18, 2020 11:35 am

‘AB 5 is destroying lives every day,” Kiley said. “We cannot wait any longer to stop the bleeding.’ ~Assemblyman Kevin Kiley The Legislative Analyst’s Office estimates that AB 5 has already affected more than 1 million independent contractor and...

San Francisco Mayor London Breed Reveals Affair with Mohammed Nuru

February 18, 2020 8:21 amFebruary 18, 2020 8:24 am

In late January, the FBI arrested San Francisco public works director Mohammed Nuru and restauranteur Nick Bovis for a scheme to bribe an official of the Airport Commission. At the corruption probe unfolded, the city of San Francisco kept Mohammed...