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Newsom’s Homeless Executive Order Continues To Receive Flak From All Sides

July 29, 2024 10:30 amJuly 29, 2024 10:58 am

Since Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order last week giving the greenlight to state officials to take down homeless encampments, many have questioned where the state should go from here. As outlined by the Governor’s office, Newsom’s plan is...

Facing 11 Felonies Gascon ‘Ethics Chief’ Pleads Not Guilty

July 28, 2024 2:45 amJuly 28, 2024 2:46 am

Assistant Los Angeles County District Attorney Diana Teran pleaded not guilty Friday to eleven felony charges brought against her by state Attorney General Rob Bonta. In April, Teran was charged by – now clearly former Los Angeles DA Gascon ally...

Chino Valley Unified Sues California over Erosion of Parental Rights

July 26, 2024 8:44 amJuly 26, 2024 10:54 am

Chino Valley Unified School District has filed a lawsuit against the state of California for the enactment of Assembly Bill 1955. This is the controversial new law recently signed by Governor Gavin Newsom that bars teachers and other school staff...

Vandenberg Space Force Base’s Future Threatened by a ‘Black Hole’ of Red Tape

July 25, 2024 4:00 pmJuly 25, 2024 4:01 pm

Decades ago, Motorola was trying to launch satellites from Vandenberg Air Force Base and the company was about to give up doing business here because of the risks associated with what they called “the black hole of environmental review that...

Man Who Broke Into L.A. Mayor’s Home to Receive Probation, Mandatory Drug Treatment

July 25, 2024 2:40 pmJuly 25, 2024 2:40 pm

Ephraim Hunter, the man who broke into the home of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass in April, avoided jail time in his his plea deal on Wednesday, instead receiving two years of probation, three months of drug abuse and mental...

California National Guard Counterdrug Task Force Seizes nearly $4 Million Worth Of Fentanyl In June Following Ramping Up Of Actions

July 24, 2024 5:11 pmJuly 24, 2024 5:11 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Wednesday that the California National Guard’s (Cal Guard) Counterdrug Task Force helped seize 1,068,219 fentanyl pills and 423 pounds of fentanyl powder in June, building off of a doubling employment of Cal Guard troops in...

San Francisco’s Guaranteed Income Programs for Trans People to End

July 24, 2024 12:41 pmJuly 24, 2024 12:41 pm

San Francisco officials confirmed on Tuesday that the Guaranteed Income for Trans People (GIFT) program, which gave guaranteed income to 55 low-income transgender residents for the last 18 months, would not be renewed due to both budget cuts and a...