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Caitlyn Jenner Formally Announces She’s Running for California Governor

April 23, 2021 9:00 amApril 23, 2021 9:24 am

Caitlyn Jenner is running for governor of California, she announced Friday on Twitter, and just launched a new campaign website. “California has been my home for nearly 50 years,” Jenner says on the website. “I came here because I knew that...

LA County to Appeal Skid Row Homeless District Court Order

April 22, 2021 11:44 amApril 22, 2021 2:56 pm

Los Angeles County announced on Wednesday that they would be appealing a District Court ruling issued Tuesday that ordered the city and country of Los Angeles to offer housing or shelter to the entire homeless population in the Skid Row...

Opposition Grows Against State Parole Placement Of Sexual Predators In Residential Neighborhood

April 16, 2021 6:05 pmApril 19, 2021 6:10 am

More state lawmakers joined the growing protest against the parole placement of two sexually violent predators in Mt. Helix in San Diego County. Many have come out against the parole and release of child sexual predators Douglas Badger and Merle...

Appellate Court Rules in Favor of Huntington Beach Desalination Plant Construction

April 10, 2021 2:13 amApril 12, 2021 7:06 am

One of the final legal hurdles to construct the controversial Huntington Beach Desalination Project was ended Friday, following a state appellate court ruling in favor of constructing the plant. The California Third District Court of Appeal specifically ruled in California...

Government-Issued Vaccination Passports Would Be Banned Under New Bill

April 9, 2021 3:12 pm

A bill that would prevent vaccine passports from being issued or created by any level of government in the state underwent draft finalization this week, with the expectation that it will be introduced in the next few weeks. While many...

Oakland Mayor Announces Basic Income Program, but Not For Poor White Families

March 25, 2021 3:50 pmMarch 25, 2021 5:37 pm

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf announced Tuesday a privately funded universal basic income program, to provide 600 Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) families with low-incomes an unconditional $500 per month for at least 18 months. But there is a...

California’s Legal Pot Industry is Biggest in the World, with Sacramento Ground Zero

March 23, 2021 8:33 amMarch 25, 2021 10:36 am

California’s legal recreational and medicinal cannabis industry is not only “the biggest government-sanctioned market in the nation,” but also the “biggest legal marijuana market in the world,” a new report issued by the Governmental Accountability Institute says. Individual cannabis permits...