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5th District Alameda County Supervisors Race Is Still Too Close To Call

November 21, 2024 4:24 pmNovember 21, 2024 4:28 pm

New results from the 5th District Alameda County Supervisors race this week showed that Oakland City Council President Nikki Fortunato Bas is just barely ahead of Emeryville City Councilman John Bauters 68,736 votes to 68,630 votes. It’s one of the...

13th House District Race Between Duarte, Gray Within 351 Votes With 98% Of The Vote In

November 21, 2024 1:21 pmNovember 21, 2024 4:31 pm

The 13th Congressional District race between Congressman John Duarte (R-CA) and former Assemblyman Adam Gray (D) continues to be the last of two remaining undecided House races, with Duarte holding a small 351 vote lead with only about 5,000 uncounted...

Offenses Under the State Contract Act

November 21, 2024 1:06 pmNovember 21, 2024 1:06 pm

In the California Public Contract Code, Division 2, Part 2, Chapter 1, Article 9, there are specified offenses under the State Contract Act. Section 10280 provides that any officer or employee of the department who corruptly performs any official act...

Ringside: The Numbers Driving California vs. Washington on Energy, Water & Forestry

November 21, 2024 3:30 amNovember 21, 2024 3:31 am

With national election results that have delivered a surprisingly unequivocal result, California’s business interests now find themselves on a political tightrope. On one side, the incoming Trump administration will pursue deregulation that may help businesses remain in California, and on...

House Committee Blasted UCLA for Ceding to Pro-Hamas Mobs

November 21, 2024 3:20 amNovember 21, 2024 6:25 am

In a blistering report on the campus protests that unfolded this Spring, the House Education and Workforce Committee has blasted UCLA for ceding the school to pro-Hamas mobs who discriminated against Jewish students, blocking their access to parts of campus....

Greenberg: Reflections and Hope, from a Pancreatic Cancer Survivor

November 21, 2024 2:55 amNovember 21, 2024 2:56 am

Surprise turned to disbelief, then outright fear. It was November of 2019, when radiologists spotted, and a subsequent endoscopy confirmed, that I had pancreatic cancer. My primary physician gave me the diagnosis: a tumor had been spotted on the tail...

CA 2025-2026 State Budget Deficit at $2 Billion, Expected To Grow Exponentially

November 21, 2024 2:45 amNovember 21, 2024 2:46 am

The Legislative Analyst’s Office unveiled the California state budget forecast for the 2025-2026 fiscal year on Wednesday, showing a $2 billion deficit for the year, but with the number expected to grow exponentially if more cuts aren’t made soon. California’s...