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Big Blow to Mayor Garcetti in the defeat of Measure EE in Los Angeles

June 5, 2019 11:18 amJune 10, 2019 12:22 pm

Following the contentious Los Angeles Unified School District strike in January, the controversial property tax hike proposed by the school district went down in a resounding defeat Tuesday. Measure EE garnered only about 45 percent of voter approval when it...

Senate District 1 Results: Brian Dahle defeats Kevin Kiley In Urban vs. Rural District

June 5, 2019 7:11 amJune 13, 2019 6:37 am

“Today’s election did not go our way. Although some ballots remain to be counted, it’s not enough to overcome our current deficit of 53 percent to 47 percent. Congratulations to Senator-elect Brian Dahle. I wish him the best in his...

California Top 500 Debtor List Is Out

June 4, 2019 2:25 pmJune 5, 2019 6:05 am

June has arrived, the season of graduation, barbecues, Father’s Day and that other quintessential California ritual – the public shaming of the state’s Top 500 Delinquent Taxpayers. Revenue & Taxation Code Section 19195 requires California to post this list twice a...

The Homeless Industrial Complex

May 28, 2019 2:15 amAugust 23, 2019 11:24 am

Los Angeles could be at risk of a deadly typhus epidemic this summer according to Dr. Drew Pinsky, an outspoken celebrity doctor and specialist in addiction medicine. Pinsky, a Los Angeles native, recently quoted on Fox News, said: “We have tens and tens...

State of California Taking County and Homeowners Out of Paradise Fire Cleanup

February 4, 2019 1:05 amFebruary 25, 2021 11:26 am

With the Federal Emergency Management Agency agreeing to pay for 75 percent of the cleanup costs of the Paradise “Camp Fire” destruction, California officials say they want FEMA to pay even more than that. In December, FEMA reported it was...

Gov. Newsom’s Key Staff Picks: Angie Wei

February 1, 2019 1:15 amFebruary 5, 2019 5:29 am

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced he hired California labor leader Angie Wei as his chief deputy cabinet secretary for policy development. Most recently, chief of staff of the California Labor Federation. Need we say any more than Capitol Weekly’s Top 100...

Huntington Beach Sued While Marin County Exempted from Affordable Housing Requirements

January 31, 2019 1:05 amFebruary 3, 2019 8:20 am

While Gov. Gavin Newsom has sued the Orange County city of Huntington Beach for failing to provide enough additional “affordable housing,” his own home county of Marin is enjoying a moratorium on affordable housing building requirements until 2028. “But some...