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Ester Lim Lands Job with LA County District Attorney George Gascon

September 29, 2024 2:45 amSeptember 29, 2024 2:46 am

Esther Lim has a new job – she’s now a “special assistant” to Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon. Lim is not an attorney. What she is a “social justice warrior” par excellence. And why could Lim’s name be...

Ousted California DA is Intro Speaker at Kamala Harris’s Arizona Border Event

September 28, 2024 10:38 amSeptember 28, 2024 10:42 am

Presidential candidate Kamala Harris made a 20-minute stop at the Arizona southern border Friday before heading to an event. And apparently a 20 minute photo op was all it took to impress the muttonheads at the Daily Beast, who ran...

Gov. Newsom Signs Bill Placing Speed Cameras On The PCH In Malibu

September 28, 2024 2:45 amSeptember 29, 2024 2:59 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom was in Malibu on Friday, signing a bill that would place speed cameras across the Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) in Malibu through at least 2032. Senate Bill 1297, authored by Senator Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica), will set...

Newsom Signs Controversial Slavery Apology Bill Into Law

September 27, 2024 1:00 pmSeptember 27, 2024 1:00 pm

A bill that would issue a formal apology by the state for human rights violations and crimes against humanity on African slaves and their descendants was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday, becoming one of the few...

Ballot Measure To Rename Kelseyville In Lake County Heats Up A Month Before The Election

September 27, 2024 2:45 amSeptember 27, 2024 3:55 pm

For decades, the debate over the name Kelseyville in Lake County, which is around a two hour drive Northwest of Sacramento, has been very divisive. The city itself was named after Andrew and Benjamin Kelsey, the two first European American...

Bill to Increase Penalties For Child Sex Buyers Signed by Governor Newsom

September 26, 2024 6:36 pmSeptember 26, 2024 6:36 pm

A bill designed to strengthen protections for children by making the act of soliciting, agreeing to engage in, or engaging in any act of commercial sex with a minor a felony to help fight human trafficking was signed into law...

Gov. Newsom Vetoes Eminent Domain Reparations Bill

September 26, 2024 8:00 amSeptember 26, 2024 10:12 am

Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill on Wednesday that would have given black families a way to either get land back or compensation for land wrongfully taken because of racially motivated means. Senate Bill 1050, authored by Senator Steven Bradford...