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Los Angeles Homeless Count Falls By 2.2% According To Latest Homeless Count

June 30, 2024 2:45 amJune 30, 2024 2:46 am

A new study released by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority Friday found that the number of homeless in the City of Los Angeles fell by 2.2% from last year. The overall number in Los Angeles County went down by...

30 Miles of Tunnels Proposed for High Speed Rail: Can You Dig It?

June 29, 2024 2:00 pmJune 29, 2024 2:01 pm

The consistently accurate and forward looking board of the California High Speed Rail Authority has decided that it is a good idea to dig 30 miles of tunnels to connect Burbank to Palmdale. The purely political zig-zag to include Palmdale...

U.S. Supreme Court Decision Allows Cities to Ban Homeless Camps

June 28, 2024 4:50 pmJune 28, 2024 4:50 pm

In a 6-3 decision on Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that local government ordinances with civil and criminal penalties for camping on public land does not violate the eighth amendment protections from cruel and unusual punishments, clearing the way for cities to more...

Governor Newsom Dismisses Calls for Replacing Biden On Democratic Ticket

June 28, 2024 12:35 pmJune 28, 2024 12:35 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom dismissed calls for him to replace President Joe Biden on the Democratic presidential ticket on Thursday evening and Friday, saying that he would “never turn my back on President Biden.” Between 2021 and 2023, Governor Newsom had...

Two-Tiered Justice: San Francisco and Oakland Edition

June 28, 2024 11:45 amJune 28, 2024 12:53 pm

I hope you’ve been paying at least some attention to the circus unfolding in the city of Oakland, California. It’s on a downward spiral more rapidly since the election of its mayor, Sheng Thao, who began her term January 2023....

Gov. Newsom’s ‘Mischaracterized’ Fast Food Job Statistics – Good Enough for Government Work?

June 28, 2024 11:05 amJune 29, 2024 11:16 am

Earlier in June, the Globe reported that California has lost just under 10,000 fast food jobs since the new $20 minimum wage for fast food employees was first signed into law late last year, according to the California Business and...

High School Personal Finance Course Requirement Passed By Senate

June 27, 2024 11:47 pmJune 27, 2024 11:48 pm

A bill that would require Californian High Schoolers to take a financial literary course as a graduation requirement passed the Senate on Thursday, with Governor Gavin Newsom adding that he will sign the bill into law later this year. Assembly...