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Gov. Newsom Signs Bill Placing Speed Cameras On The PCH In Malibu

September 28, 2024 2:45 amSeptember 29, 2024 2:59 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom was in Malibu on Friday, signing a bill that would place speed cameras across the Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) in Malibu through at least 2032. Senate Bill 1297, authored by Senator Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica), will set...

Newsom Signs Controversial Slavery Apology Bill Into Law

September 27, 2024 1:00 pmSeptember 27, 2024 1:00 pm

A bill that would issue a formal apology by the state for human rights violations and crimes against humanity on African slaves and their descendants was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday, becoming one of the few...

Ballot Measure To Rename Kelseyville In Lake County Heats Up A Month Before The Election

September 27, 2024 2:45 amSeptember 27, 2024 3:55 pm

For decades, the debate over the name Kelseyville in Lake County, which is around a two hour drive Northwest of Sacramento, has been very divisive. The city itself was named after Andrew and Benjamin Kelsey, the two first European American...

Bill to Increase Penalties For Child Sex Buyers Signed by Governor Newsom

September 26, 2024 6:36 pmSeptember 26, 2024 6:36 pm

A bill designed to strengthen protections for children by making the act of soliciting, agreeing to engage in, or engaging in any act of commercial sex with a minor a felony to help fight human trafficking was signed into law...

Gov. Newsom Vetoes Eminent Domain Reparations Bill

September 26, 2024 8:00 amSeptember 26, 2024 10:12 am

Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill on Wednesday that would have given black families a way to either get land back or compensation for land wrongfully taken because of racially motivated means. Senate Bill 1050, authored by Senator Steven Bradford...

Kamala’s Anticipated Coronation

September 26, 2024 2:55 amSeptember 26, 2024 12:45 pm

In “Kamala demands a life of luxury,” Daniel Greenfield recently wrote, “Kamala falsely claimed that she was raised in ‘a middle-class household’, she was actually the ‘privileged child of foreign grad students’ who traveled the world, and grew up surrounded...

New USC/Poly Poll Finds Tight Congressional Races Across California

September 26, 2024 2:45 amSeptember 26, 2024 2:46 am

A new USC/California State University, Long Beach/Cal Poly Pomona poll was released this week, showing that the six tightest congressional races in the state are all still too close to call, as all six are currently within the margin of...