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California AG Bonta Supports ‘Justice-Involved Individuals’ for HUD-Subsidized Housing

June 11, 2024 7:30 am

California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced his support Monday for “justice-involved individuals’ need for safe, affordable housing with housing providers’ interest in maintaining the safety of their tenants and staffs.” Most Californians would tell AG Bonta and Gov. Gavin Newsom,...

Ringside: The Death and Resurrection of CAGOP

June 11, 2024 6:36 amJune 11, 2024 6:41 am

California’s GOP is dead. Candidates for state office rarely gain more than 40 percent of the vote, and GOP representation in the State Senate stands at half that, 20 percent (8 seats out of 40), and in the State Assembly 21 percent (17...

Why Tech Giant David Sacks is Endorsing Donald Trump

June 11, 2024 2:45 amJune 11, 2024 2:46 am

Last Thursday evening tech giant David Sacks and his wife held a fundraiser in San Francisco for the 45th President Donald Trump. They raised $12 million dollars towards the election of Trump as the 47th President, as RNC member Harmeet...

Frequently Asked Questions about Types of Legislative Committees

June 11, 2024 2:30 amJune 11, 2024 2:31 am

Why types of committees exist in the California Legislature? There are the following types of committees that operate to conduct the business of the two houses of the Legislature: Standing Committees (with a number of subcommittees), Select Committees, Special Committees...

California Dreamin’ becomes California Leavin’

June 10, 2024 2:25 pmJune 10, 2024 3:41 pm

Californians are moving out. Still. “The top states Californians were leaving for – as we’ve become accustomed to, Florida and Texas, North and South Carolina and Tennessee,” the Globe reported in January. “U-Haul reports that Idaho, Washington, Arizona, Colorado and...

LA Homeless Tower Cost as Much as 5-Star Hotel to Build

June 10, 2024 1:19 pmJune 10, 2024 1:19 pm

Gym, balconies, restaurant, soundproof music studio, business center, located in downtown Los Angeles, and it’s pet friendly! Sounds like a pretty good hotel, four-stars at least. Sounds like, but isn’t – it’s the new Weingart Center 19-story “Permanent Supportive Housing”...

Governor’s Office Gets Snarky With the Globe Over 10,000 Fast Food Jobs Lost

June 10, 2024 11:02 amJune 10, 2024 11:02 am

Last week the Globe reported that California has lost just under 10,000 fast food jobs since the new $20 minimum wage for fast food employees was first signed into law late last year, according to the California Business and Industrial...