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Bill to Block Immigration Enforcement Officers Nearby Schools Passes Senate Committee

April 4, 2025 3:59 amApril 4, 2025 4:00 am

A bill to restrict local educational agencies and local law enforcement agencies from cooperating with federal immigration enforcement officers, and bar immigration authorities from entering schools unless they have a valid warrant or court order, was passed in the Senate...

Los Angeles City Council Approves Only $29 Million Of $46 Million Requested Inside Safe Homeless Funding

April 3, 2025 6:03 pmApril 3, 2025 6:03 pm

In a meeting earlier this week, the Los Angeles City Council voted to give the Inside Safe homeless program, Mayor Karen Bass’ signature homeless initiative that places many in hotels and motels, only $29.1 million of the Bass Administration’s requested...

Journalist Matt Taibbi Files $10 Million Libel Lawsuit Against CA Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove

April 3, 2025 4:42 pmApril 4, 2025 9:17 am

Journalist Matt Taibbi of Racket News, who many will remember as one of the Twitter files journalists, writes today that California Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove, (D-California) “accused me of serial sex offenses in a public hearing, then said my lack of...

Gov. Gavin Newsom Doubles Down on State Worker Return to Office Policies

April 3, 2025 12:20 pmApril 3, 2025 12:20 pm

Speaking from Modesto on Wednesday, Governor Gavin Newsom reaffirmed his decision to bring back state workers to offices in Sacramento for at least four days a week from mostly stay at home hours. During press questions at the the career...

Oakland’s Next Mayoral Race: The Case for Loren Taylor

April 3, 2025 8:00 amApril 3, 2025 8:01 am

As Oakland heads into its April 15, 2025, special mayoral election, the choice between – and political ideology of – Barbara Lee and Loren Taylor couldn’t be starker. This isn’t just a contest of personalities; it’s a referendum on how to...

Bill to Require Mandatory Refrigerators, Stoves in All CA Rental Units Moves Up In Assembly

April 3, 2025 2:45 amApril 3, 2025 2:46 am

A bill that would require California landlords to have refrigerators and stoves in all rental units recently moved up in the Assembly following amendments that now allow for those appliances to be older than ten years. Assembly Bill 628, authored...

Assemblyman Bill Essayli Appointed U.S. Attorney In Los Angeles by President Trump

April 2, 2025 4:45 pmApril 2, 2025 4:45 pm

Assemblyman Bill Essayli (R-Corona) was appointed by President Donald Trump to be the new U.S. Attorney for the Los Angeles-based Central District of California on Tuesday, with Essayli accepting the position and resigning from the Assembly. In a statement on...