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Early In-Person Voting, By-Mail Voting Begins In California

October 7, 2024 5:06 pmOctober 7, 2024 5:06 pm

Both in-person early voting and mail-in voting began in California Monday, becoming one of seven states to have such early voting in the country. While early voting through absentee ballots have been around for well over a century, it wasn’t...

Congresswoman Katie Porter Inches Closer to 2026 Gubernatorial Run

October 7, 2024 1:52 pmOctober 7, 2024 1:52 pm

Build up for a possible Gubernatorial run for Orange County Congresswoman Katie Porter (D-CA) continued over the weekend, with Porter herself offering up further hints on the matter. Gubernatorial candidates have been slowly trickling into the Gubernatorial race since April...

False Advertising: NYC High Line vs. SF Great Highway

October 7, 2024 2:45 amOctober 7, 2024 2:46 am

Walking westward from my midtown Manhattan hotel, I arrived at my intended destination: a bustling street corner filled with traffic: cars, delivery vans, taxis, bicycles, scooters, a few skateboarders. I watched as the traffic light cycled through several cycles, traffic...

Larry Turner Inches Closer to Todd Gloria in San Diego Mayoral Race

October 6, 2024 8:25 amOctober 7, 2024 7:02 am

In the past few weeks, support has begun to swing more and more in favor of police officer Larry Turner (I) over incumbent Mayor Todd Gloria (D) in the San Diego Mayoral race. Back in 2020, Gloria, then an Assemblymember...

Gov. Tim Walz to Make Unusual October Fundraising Run from San Diego to Sacramento

October 5, 2024 7:17 amOctober 5, 2024 7:17 am

More fundraising stops in California by Minnesota Governor and Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Tim Walz were announced on Friday, with stops next week including San Diego, Montecito, Los Angeles and Sacramento. Early fall fundraising stops during presidential election years is...

Former LA County Sheriff Jim McDonnell Named New LAPD Chief

October 4, 2024 3:10 pmOctober 4, 2024 3:10 pm

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced on Friday that she chose former Los Angeles County Sheriff Jim McDonnell as the next Los Angeles Police Department Chief, replacing interim Chief Dominic Choi. McDonnell, a Massachusetts native, began his career with the...

Why the Menendez Case, George?

October 4, 2024 12:10 pmOctober 4, 2024 12:10 pm

Erik and Lyle Menendez killed their parents. Well, I’m pretty sure they did – they were convicted of it – but the question has always been why. Their first trial, the jury (one jury, even though they were technically tried...