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U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli Announces Criminal Task Force to Investigate Fraud and Corruption Involving Homelessness Funds

April 9, 2025 6:46 amApril 9, 2025 6:50 am

Bill Essayli resigned from the California State Assembly Last week to accept the appointment of United States Attorney for the Central District of California by the Trump administration. Newly minted U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli hit the ground running. Tuesday Essayli...

Contracts with Veteran Service Entities

April 9, 2025 2:30 amApril 9, 2025 2:31 am

California’s Military and Veterans Code, in Division 4, Chapter 6, Article 7, provides for contracts with nonprofit veteran service agencies for providing state benefits for veterans. Section 999.50 states that it is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this...

Bill to Limit Rooster Ownership Climbs Through Assembly Committees

April 8, 2025 7:38 pmApril 8, 2025 7:38 pm

A bill that would severely limit rooster ownership for some Californians is poised to make it through the Assembly in the coming weeks following support coming from a majority of lawmakers in Sacramento. Assembly Bill 928, authored by Assemblyman Chris...

Jay Leno Makes Pit Stop at the Capitol to Speak on ‘Leno’s Law’ to Protect Classic Cars

April 8, 2025 6:17 pmApril 9, 2025 2:21 pm

Jay Leno made a pit stop at the State Capitol Tuesday to speak on Senate Bill 712 by Senator Shannon Grove (R–Bakersfield), known as Leno’s Law, and attend the Senate Transportation Committee hearing on the bill. SB 712 would exempt,...

The Oakland Mayoral Special Election: One Week To Go

April 8, 2025 1:36 pmApril 8, 2025 1:36 pm

The 2025 Oakland Mayoral Special election is now only a week away, with former Congresswoman Barbara Lee just a few points ahead in polling of former Oakland City Councilman Loren Taylor. For the City of Oakland, they need the stability....

DOGE Needs to Take a Deep Dive into California’s Bankrupted Medi-Cal Program

April 8, 2025 9:25 amApril 8, 2025 9:27 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom’s Medi-Cal program is insolvent. Newsom just confessed last month that California’s Medi-Cal is insolvent. Medi-Cal is California’s Medicaid program, a public health insurance program which provides needed health care services for low-income individuals. As California Congressman...

Greenberg: San Francisco’s Woke Pride Fate

April 8, 2025 2:55 amApril 8, 2025 6:32 am

For years, SF Pride has leaned hard into its activist identity, transforming what was once a jubilant commemoration into a sanctimonious soapbox. Its 2025 theme, “Queer Joy is Resistance,” reeks of the kind of self-righteous sloganeering that turns a party...