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Desperate Old Man Dances for Votes: Gascon Takes to TikTok

October 21, 2024 2:45 amOctober 21, 2024 2:46 am

Sometimes, when something is “cringe worthy” you feel bad for the person. Maybe they just didn’t get the premise, maybe they meant it as a lark, maybe they had a few tee many martoonis or maybe they said inherently meaningless...

Visiting Detroit: Michigan Opened My Eyes During this Presidential Elections Year

October 20, 2024 2:45 amOctober 20, 2024 2:46 am

Sitting in the breakfast room at my hotel, TV commercial breaks were filled with dueling political advertisements from both the Kamala Harris campaign and Donald Trump’s. The volume was sufficiently loud that we guests could hear every word of every...

Inland Empire Congressional Race Between Congressman Ken Calvert, Will Rollins At Dead Heat In Latest Poll

October 19, 2024 10:52 pmOctober 19, 2024 10:52 pm

A new poll released this week found that the 41st Congressional District race between Congressman Ken Calvert (R-CA) and Attorney Will Rollins (D) is now a dead heat, with both candidates locked in with 45% and 10% remaining undecided. Since...

Former Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf Formally Endorses Recall Of Mayor Sheng Thao

October 19, 2024 2:45 amOctober 19, 2024 2:46 am

Former Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf formally endorsed the recall of Mayor Sheng Thao on Friday, giving her support to the campaign to recall Sheng Thao in November. Since being elected as Mayor in the closest Mayoral election in city history in 2022,...

AG Bonta Reportedly Challenging LA Council Districts

October 18, 2024 3:57 pmOctober 18, 2024 3:57 pm

Nury Martinez may get her wish after all. As you may recall, Martinez was Los Angeles City Council President when she and two other council members and a union boss had a private meeting about re-drawing the council district map...

56% Of Californians Have Considered A Move Away From California According To A New Poll

October 18, 2024 12:49 pmOctober 20, 2024 7:44 pm

A new poll of California residents released this week found that 56% of Californians have considered moving away from the state, with the main reason being cost of living. California’s state population nearly reached 40 million in the 2010’s, but...

Embattled SFUSD Superintendent Matt Wayne To Resign

October 18, 2024 2:45 amOctober 18, 2024 2:46 am

San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) Superintendent Matt Wayne announced on Thursday that he will be resigning on Friday amid growing public backlash against the District’s school closure plan. Superintendent since June 2022, Wayne took over the SFUSD as it...