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Former CA Attorney General, HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra Announces Run For Governor in 2026

April 2, 2025 1:22 pmApril 2, 2025 1:23 pm

Former California Attorney General and Biden administration Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra announced on Wednesday that he is entering the 2026 California Governor’s race, becoming the latest Democratic candidate in an already crowded field. In a statement on...

Bill to Increase Scrutiny for Placement of Sexually Violent Predators Passes First Committee

April 1, 2025 7:05 pmApril 1, 2025 9:06 pm

A bill aimed at increasing public safety scrutiny during the placement of released Sexually Violent Predators (SVP) unanimously passed the Senate Public Safety Committee on Tuesday. Senate Bill 379, authored by Senator Brian Jones (R-San Diego), would require the California...

AB 1228 One Year Later: How The $20 Fast Food Minimum Wage Has Hurt California

April 1, 2025 1:53 pmApril 1, 2025 1:53 pm

Assembly Bill 1228, the extremely controversial law that raised the fast food minimum wage to $20 an hour in California, turned one year old on Tuesday. And the differences between now and a year have been shown to be pretty...

New California Healthcare Ordinance Proposal to Be Named After Assassin Luigi Mangione

April 1, 2025 2:45 amApril 1, 2025 2:46 am

A newly proposed California ballot initiative named after Luigi Mangione would make it illegal to “delay and deny” healthcare coverage. Mangione is the the Ivy League grad accused of executing the CEO of UnitedHealthcare in cold blood. Aimed at making...

LA Mayor Karen Bass Sued By L.A. Times Over Deleted Text Messages

March 31, 2025 4:40 pmMarch 31, 2025 4:40 pm

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass was sued over the weekend by the Los Angeles Times, with the paper claiming that Bass and other officials purposefully withheld and deleted texts and other records during the opening days of the Southern California...

Gavin Newsom Recall Petition Approved For Signature Gathering

March 31, 2025 1:03 pmMarch 31, 2025 1:03 pm

The petition to recall Governor Gavin Newsom was approved for signature gathering by California Secretary of State Shirley Weber on Monday, with Saving California, the group behind the recall effort, saying that petitions are already going out. According to a...

New California Bill Would Strengthen Property Owners Rights Against Squatters

March 29, 2025 11:00 amMarch 29, 2025 11:01 am

For years, California has held some of the most friendly squatter rights in the country. The vast majority of states require tenants to live in properties for at least 10 years and pay taxes on them to have some sort...