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LA Mayor Karen Bass Celebrates One Year In Office Despite Homeless Program Failures

December 13, 2023 2:30 amDecember 15, 2023 6:12 am

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass celebrated one year in office on Tuesday, with many Angelinos reflecting negatively because of her failure to improve the growing homeless problem in the city. In November 2022, Bass narrowly defeated developer Rick Caruso and...

The Extended Newsom-DeSantis Debate: How Jennifer Siebel Newsom Ended It

December 12, 2023 12:33 pmDecember 12, 2023 12:33 pm

More accounts of the November 30th debate between Governor Gavin Newsom and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis continued to come out this week, including a definitive reason why the debate didn’t go on longer despite both Newsom and DeSantis agreeing to...

Frequently Asked Questions about ‘Plus Sections’ in California Bills

December 12, 2023 6:49 amDecember 12, 2023 6:49 am

What is a double-jointing plus section? This section is used to address when one bill would “chapter out” the language of a bill that amends the same code section if it got enacted earlier. What is an example of a...

Larry Elder’s ‘As Goes California’

December 12, 2023 3:20 amDecember 13, 2023 7:42 am

In As Goes California, Larry Elder, talk radio star and “Black Face of White Supremacy,” has written a compelling book about California’s decline, race, relations, families, crime, and homelessness. Running against a field of 45 mostly white candidates, the media,...

San Francisco Supervisor Dean Preston Facing Growing Criticism Following Interview Over Crime, Issues In The Tenderloin

December 11, 2023 6:08 pmDecember 11, 2023 6:08 pm

San Francisco Supervisor Dean Preston faced growing criticism on Monday following a recent Unherd interview, with many upset that he is calling for a reduced police budget during a major rise in crime, and calling the Tenderloin safe to walk...

OPINION: Rep. Kevin McCarthy Naming ‘Heir-Apparent’ Will Only Exacerbate Politically Turbulent Environment

December 11, 2023 2:44 pmDecember 11, 2023 2:50 pm

Congressman Kevin McCarthy’s exit from the House doesn’t just leave a weaker Republican majority in DC. It also leaves the Central Valley in a politically turbulent environment. The R+16 district is unique in California, and is almost guaranteed to elect...

Former Congressman Jerry McNerney Enters Contentious 5th District Senate Race

December 11, 2023 1:09 pmDecember 11, 2023 1:09 pm

Former Congressman Jerry McNerney (D) entered the 5th District State Senate race during the weekend, largely upending a race that had been dominated by Assemblyman Carlos Villapudua (D-Stockton) to replace outgoing, term-limited Senator Susan Eggman (D-Stockton). A graduate of the...