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Education Leaders Fire Back Following Rejection of Mandatory Kindergarten Bill

August 20, 2024 12:27 pmAugust 20, 2024 12:27 pm

Education experts and leaders continued to denounce the Senate’s rejection of a bill this week that would have made Kindergarten in California mandatory. Opponents of the bill said that the cost of the bill would have caused it to be...

Animal Shelter Medical Records Bill Signed Into Law By Gov. Newsom

August 20, 2024 2:45 amAugust 20, 2024 11:24 am

A bill aimed at requiring animal shelter veterinarians to report on animal injuries and treatment along with other criteria was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday. Senate Bill 1478, authored by Senator Janet Nguyen (R-Huntington Beach), specifically...

University Of California Announces Ban On Encampments

August 19, 2024 5:05 pmAugust 23, 2024 3:21 pm

University of California President Michael V. Drake announced on Monday that the University of California system would be banning encampments on campus this semester, as well as face masks used to conceal identities in an attempt to reign in protests...

Long Beach Becomes Latest City Clearing Out Homeless Encampments

August 19, 2024 12:09 pmAugust 19, 2024 5:01 pm

Long Beach officials confirmed over the weekend that they would be complying with Governor Gavin Newsom’s homeless encampment removal executive order issued last month and would begin removing homeless encampments across the city this week, becoming the latest city in...

Gascon’s Big Behind: LA Times Poll Has Gascon Down Two-to-One

August 19, 2024 2:55 amAugust 19, 2024 2:56 am

It was not a good morning for Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon. Though he almost certainly knew the numbers beforehand, there is something about seeing in print that you are getting clobbered in the polls that really brings...

OPINION: Fighting Fire With Fire – The Demise of Prometheus

August 19, 2024 2:45 amAugust 19, 2024 2:46 am

As the wildfire crisis in the American West reaches a tipping point, it’s time for a candid conversation about the role of federal agencies in managing forests and fighting this plague of devastating fires. LAKE TAHOE, NV. As the American...

Candidate Jessica Morse’s Disputed Military Claims Spark Controversy at Nevada County Fair

August 18, 2024 2:45 amAugust 18, 2024 2:46 am

Stolen Valor? At the 2024 Nevada County Fair, Jessica Morse claimed to have served in the military, then changed her story after being questioned by a military family. This occurred on the heels of national headlines spotlighting Democrat Vice Presidential...