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Is LA Voting with its Wallet?

January 26, 2024 7:12 am

George Gascon is the current Los Angeles District Attorney and he is running for re-election. Gascon has the least amount of campaign cash available now, six weeks before the March primary vote. In a field of ten main candidates that...

Frequently Asked Questions about Reconsideration of Bills

January 26, 2024 2:45 amJanuary 26, 2024 2:46 am

When a bill in the California Legislature fails passage either in committee or on the floor of the Assembly or Senate, it can be granted “reconsideration.” What is “reconsideration”? According to the Legislative Counsel, reconsideration means a motion giving the...

Levi Strauss Announces Corporate Workplace Cuts Of 10%-15%

January 26, 2024 2:30 amJanuary 26, 2024 2:31 am

San Francisco based jeans and clothing company Levi Strauss announced on Thursday that between 10% and 15% of their workforce will be laid off in the first half of 2024, becoming the latest Bay Area company to announce layoffs this...

LA Board Of Supes Proposes Maximum Indoor Temperatures For Apartments During Warm Months

January 25, 2024 5:36 pmJanuary 25, 2024 5:38 pm

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved an ordinance this week that would set up a maximum indoor temperature threshold for rental units during hot months of the year. According to Supervisors Hilda Solis and Lindsey Horvath, the ordinance...

A Look at Committee Bills in the California Legislature

January 25, 2024 1:35 pmJanuary 25, 2024 1:36 pm

What are committee bills? In addition to bills being authored by State Senators and State Assembly Members, the 33 Assembly Standing Committees and 22 Senate Standing Committees can also “author” bills. This is authorized by the Joint Rules and individual...

Gov. Gavin Newsom Stumps For Biden Campaign In South Carolina Ahead Of The Primary

January 25, 2024 12:17 pmJanuary 25, 2024 12:17 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom travelled around South Carolina on Wednesday and Thursday campaigning for President Joe Biden ahead of the South Carolina Democratic Primary on February 3rd. Newsom, a member of the 2024 Biden-Harris National Advisory Board, travelled to Bluffton, outside...

The Greenberg Brief: SF Supervisor Dean Preston Has a Challenger – I Won’t Support Him

January 25, 2024 2:55 amJanuary 26, 2024 8:58 am

San Francisco’s notorious, self-branded socialist Supervisor Dean Preston has been wreaking havoc for several years, garnering national headlines over claims capitalism is to blame for drug addiction and homelessness in The Tenderloin (his home district and jurisdiction, as member of...