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New Study Reports California Leads the Country in Most Moved-Out-of Cities

May 27, 2025 2:31 pmMay 27, 2025 2:31 pm

According to a new study by the moving and storage company Pods, seven of the top twenty cities in the country where people are moving out of are in California, with Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay area being...

Not All Aboard: The Growing Divide of 2026 California Gubernatorial Candidates On High-Speed Rail

May 27, 2025 2:45 amMay 27, 2025 2:46 am

Ever since the passage of Proposition 1A in 2008 that officially kickstarted California High-Speed Rail (CHSR), every Governor has been a massive supporter of the project. Former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger fought for funding of the project. Former Governor Jerry Brown...

Can a Divided Country, or a Neighborhood Divided Reconcile?

May 26, 2025 2:55 amMay 28, 2025 4:01 pm

The signs of political, personal and emotional distress are all around us. Acrid bumper stickers on Subarus and Priuses, yard signs declaring “Good People Don’t Support Nazis,” are still prominently posted in neighbor’s yards. #Resist is alive in my downtown...

Children’s Protection Bill Passes Senate Appropriations Committee

May 23, 2025 6:08 pmMay 23, 2025 6:08 pm

A bill aimed at improving safeguards for nonpublic school students passed the Senate Appropriations Committee on Friday, moving onto a full Senate vote. Senate Bill 373, authored by Senators Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) and Senator Susan Rubio (D-Baldwin Park), would target nonpublic...

Former Los Angeles Deputy Mayor Brian Williams Pleads Guilty To Placing Fake Bomb Threat On L.A. City Hall

May 23, 2025 1:49 pmMay 23, 2025 1:49 pm

The United States Attorney’s Office, Central District of California announced on Friday that former Los Angeles Deputy Mayor Brian Williams has agreed to plead guilty in threatening to bomb Los Angeles City Hall last year. According to the U.S. Attorney’s...

Senator Schiff Demands Trump Administration Reinstate $33 Million in Federal Earthquake Retrofitting Funding

May 23, 2025 7:00 amMay 23, 2025 7:01 am

In a letter sent to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem this week, US Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA) demanded that $33 million in recently cancelled Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funds for earthquake retrofitting be reinstated. Currently, FEMA is...

SF Supervisor Joel Engardio Recall Growing Following Controversial Support Of Sunset Dunes

May 23, 2025 2:45 amMay 23, 2025 2:46 am

The movement to recall San Francisco Supervisor Joel Engardio continued to move forward on Thursday following the announcement by supporters that it has turned in just under 11,000 signatures to the Board of Elections, with 9,911 being needed to bring...