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Chevron, City Of Richmond Agree On $550 Million Settlement Over Refinery

August 15, 2024 1:24 pmAugust 15, 2024 1:24 pm

Oil and gas company Chevron and the city of Richmond in Contra Costa County agreed to a settlement on Wednesday, with Richmond agreeing to drop a ballot measure that would have added a huge refinery tax on the company, in...

New California U.S. Senate Poll Shows Schiff Continuing Large Lead Over Garvey

August 15, 2024 2:45 amAugust 15, 2024 2:46 am

A new Activote U.S. Senate poll released this week found that Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA) is continuing to stay well ahead of former baseball star Steve Garvey (R) by a 66%-34% gap, albeit with a huge margin of error attached...

Senate Republicans Rally Against Resurrection of Prisoner W/O Parole Early Release Bill

August 14, 2024 5:12 pmAugust 14, 2024 5:15 pm

Senate Republicans joined together against the reintroduction of a bill to give early release to some prisoners serving life without parole, releasing a scathing analysis of the bill, marking it down as an extremely dangerous proposal. Senate Bill 94, authored...

SF Housing Finance Authority Drops $20 Billion Bond Effort

August 14, 2024 4:52 pmAugust 14, 2024 4:52 pm

The Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA) today dropped its campaign to pass a $20 billion so-called affordable housing bond. Facing the almost certain loss at the polls, the BAHFA board met in closed session and unanimously decided that – on...

VP Harris Builds Gap Against Former President Trump According To Latest CA Presidential Election Poll

August 14, 2024 1:53 pmAugust 14, 2024 1:53 pm

According a to a new UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies (IGS) poll released on Wednesday, Vice President Kamala Harris gained more ground on former President Donald Trump, with Trump managing to retain all support between the Democratic party ticket...

Crumbling California: Even Denny’s Closes in San Francisco

August 14, 2024 8:00 amAugust 14, 2024 8:00 am

The last Denny’s restaurant in San Francisco has closed its doors. “The cost of doing business is tremendous. There’s vandalism, and people come and eat and walk away, and there’s no one to stop them.” Only California Democrats could turn...

Bill to Give Early Release To Prisoners Serving Life w/o Parole Back in CA Legislature

August 14, 2024 2:45 amAugust 14, 2024 8:07 am

A bill that would give early release to some prisoners serving life without parole was removed from the inactive file on Monday, bringing it back to the state legislature after almost a year of sitting on the shelf in Sacramento....