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Department of Insurance Holds Public Hearing Over Proposed State Farm Insurance Rate Hike

April 9, 2025 2:24 pmApril 9, 2025 2:24 pm

The California Department of Insurance held a public hearing on Tuesday to help determine if they should accept the request by State Farm Insurance to increase the rate on rental homes, non-rental homes, rental units, and condos by at least...

Bill to Limit Rooster Ownership Climbs Through Assembly Committees

April 8, 2025 7:38 pmApril 8, 2025 7:38 pm

A bill that would severely limit rooster ownership for some Californians is poised to make it through the Assembly in the coming weeks following support coming from a majority of lawmakers in Sacramento. Assembly Bill 928, authored by Assemblyman Chris...

The Oakland Mayoral Special Election: One Week To Go

April 8, 2025 1:36 pmApril 8, 2025 1:36 pm

The 2025 Oakland Mayoral Special election is now only a week away, with former Congresswoman Barbara Lee just a few points ahead in polling of former Oakland City Councilman Loren Taylor. For the City of Oakland, they need the stability....

Greenberg: San Francisco’s Woke Pride Fate

April 8, 2025 2:55 amApril 8, 2025 6:32 am

For years, SF Pride has leaned hard into its activist identity, transforming what was once a jubilant commemoration into a sanctimonious soapbox. Its 2025 theme, “Queer Joy is Resistance,” reeks of the kind of self-righteous sloganeering that turns a party...

Gov. Newsom Appeals USDA Slashing $47 Million-A-Year Food Assistance Program

April 8, 2025 2:30 amApril 8, 2025 2:31 am

Governor Gavin Newsom and the California Department of Social Services appealed a United States Department of Agriculture decision to abruptly end the $47 million a year Local Food Purchase Assistance (LFPA) Program over the weekend. According to the USDA, the...

Bill to Expand Telehealth Options for California Cancer Patients Passes Senate Committee

April 7, 2025 4:34 pmApril 7, 2025 4:35 pm

A bill to expand health access for cancer patients by allowing cancer patients in California to access out of state doctors remotely, passed the Senate Business, Professions & Economic Development Committee in a unanimous vote on Monday, giving a strong...

45 California University Student Visas Revoked By Trump Administration

April 7, 2025 1:41 pmApril 7, 2025 3:29 pm

Forty-five students and recent alumni from universities across California saw their visas be revoked by the Trump administration over the weekend, with the visa cancellations in California following the growing nationwide trend of student visa revocation. According to the affected...