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Former Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf Formally Endorses Recall Of Mayor Sheng Thao

October 19, 2024 2:45 amOctober 19, 2024 2:46 am

Former Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf formally endorsed the recall of Mayor Sheng Thao on Friday, giving her support to the campaign to recall Sheng Thao in November. Since being elected as Mayor in the closest Mayoral election in city history in 2022,...

Extended Duration Benefits under the Unemployment Insurance Code

October 19, 2024 2:30 amOctober 19, 2024 2:31 am

In the California Unemployment Insurance Code, Division 1, Part 3, Chapter 2, Article, it deals with eligibility and disqualifications for extended duration unemployment benefits. Section 3551 specifies that extended duration benefits are payable from the Unemployment Fund to unemployed individuals...

AG Bonta Reportedly Challenging LA Council Districts

October 18, 2024 3:57 pmOctober 18, 2024 3:57 pm

Nury Martinez may get her wish after all. As you may recall, Martinez was Los Angeles City Council President when she and two other council members and a union boss had a private meeting about re-drawing the council district map...

California Court Officers and Employees

October 18, 2024 1:00 pmOctober 18, 2024 1:01 pm

Section 69141 authorizes each court of appeal to appoint and employ during its pleasure a Clerk/Executive Officer of the Court of Appeal, and other phonographic reporters, assistants, secretaries, librarians, and other employees as it deems necessary for the performance of...

Gov. Newsom Bans Legacy Admissions, Pretending to Care About Merit

October 18, 2024 8:06 amOctober 18, 2024 8:06 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom and the state legislature have now banned “legacy” admissions to colleges. Hilariously, he asserts that college admissions should be based on merit. This is rich considering he has made “diversity, equity, and inclusion” the governing principle...

From the Cheap Seats: Flip the Script

October 18, 2024 4:55 amOctober 18, 2024 4:56 am

Two years ago, The Coast News published a commentary entitled “The Elephant in the Room,” referring to an enormous presence in school board elections — teachers unions. Now, an election looms in which that presence has grown bigger. We expect unions to...

Embattled SFUSD Superintendent Matt Wayne To Resign

October 18, 2024 2:45 amOctober 18, 2024 2:46 am

San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) Superintendent Matt Wayne announced on Thursday that he will be resigning on Friday amid growing public backlash against the District’s school closure plan. Superintendent since June 2022, Wayne took over the SFUSD as it...