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New Bill Could Create $15-a-Month Internet Plan For Californians On Welfare

April 16, 2025 2:45 amApril 16, 2025 2:46 am

A bill to have internet service providers offer a $15 a month internet option for Californians on public assistance programs including CalFresh and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families continued to garner significant opposition from internet service providers this week before...

New 2026 Gubernatorial Poll Finds Waning Support for Possible Kamala Harris Run

April 15, 2025 1:57 pmApril 15, 2025 1:57 pm

According to a new Politico/UC Berkeley Citrin Center poll, there is waning support for a Kamala Harris Gubernatorial bid, with 47% of independent voters saying that Harris running made them feel “irritable” or “hopeless”. The poll, conducted earlier this month,...

Special Election For Former Assemblyman Bill Essayli’s Seat Announced for August 26th

April 15, 2025 2:45 amApril 15, 2025 6:50 am

Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Monday that a special election to fill the seat of former Assemblyman Bill Essayli will be held on August 26, 2025, giving candidates just over four months to declare for the race and mount campaigns...

Gov. Newsom Signs Bill Closing Remainder Of The $6.2 Billion Medi-Cal Budget Deficit

April 14, 2025 5:46 pmApril 14, 2025 5:46 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom signed new legislation on Monday that pays off a $2.8 billion budgetary shortfall for Medi-Cal, California’s Medicare program, allowing it to run through the end of the fiscal year at the end of June. While the supplemental...

Bill to Allow Homeless College Students Sleep in Cars on Campus Faces Increased Opposition

April 14, 2025 1:26 pmApril 14, 2025 7:06 pm

A bill that would allow college students to sleep in their car on campus faced increased scrutiny in recent weeks, with many California Community College and California State University (CSU) officials continuing to come out against it. Assembly Bill 90,...

Desert Sands Revives Bargain Basement DEIB Teacher College Service Agreement

April 14, 2025 7:17 amApril 14, 2025 7:17 am

Administrators at the Desert Sands Unified School District, located in the La Quinta/Indio/Palm Desert area of Southern California, have resubmitted a service agreement with a DEIB (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging) teacher college for approval by the board at the...

Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco Racks Up Growing Number Of Gubernatorial Endorsements

April 12, 2025 2:55 amApril 12, 2025 2:56 am

Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco became the gubernatorial candidate with the most endorsements this week as several high-profile lawmakers announced that they are backing his 2026 run. In the first month following his initial announcement that he is running in...