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Hochman, Gascon Square Off in Debate

September 12, 2024 8:23 amSeptember 12, 2024 8:23 am

Wednesday night, current Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon and challenger Nathan Hochman faced off in a web-based debate sponsored by the Jewish Federation Los Angeles. And it was the last question of the debate that was almost certainly the...

Bill to Stop Newsom’s Stealth Gas Tax Increase Introduced During Extraordinary Legislative Session

September 12, 2024 2:45 amSeptember 12, 2024 6:33 am

A bill to freeze proposed increases in gas prices in California was introduced in the Assembly on Wednesday, with the ultimate aim to halt Governor Gavin Newsom’s planned update to the state’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard. According to ABX2-4, authored...

SF Mayor London Breed Drops Out of Next Mayoral Debate

September 11, 2024 4:44 pmSeptember 11, 2024 4:44 pm

Until earlier this month, San Francisco Mayor London Breed was set to be in the September 11th KCBS Mayoral debate at the Julia Morgan Ballroom. She was expected to be alongside rivals former Mayor Mark Farrell, non-profit executive Daniel Lurie,...

Santana High School Shooter Denied Early Release By California Board Of Parole

September 11, 2024 1:45 pmSeptember 11, 2024 1:45 pm

The California Board of Parole denied the parole of the 2001 Santana High School shooter Charles Andrew Williams on Tuesday following a months long effort from lawmakers, victims and community leaders in San Diego County to keep him in prison....

Newsom: Re-Surrogating For Harris

September 10, 2024 7:52 pmSeptember 10, 2024 7:52 pm

When President Joe Biden was still running for reelection earlier this year, he had one go-to guy for him to speak on his behalf where he couldn’t be: Governor Gavin Newsom. For Biden, Newsom was perfect for drumming up support...

Shocking New Developments in Lawsuit Jewish Groups Filed Against Santa Ana School District

September 10, 2024 5:53 pmOctober 8, 2024 3:15 pm

Several Jewish organizations suing the Santa Ana Unified School District for surreptitiously approving an anti-Semitism riddled ethnic studies curriculum in violation of state laws have uncovered more evidence of crass anti-Semitism and chicanery by the people involved with the curriculum....

Former SF Mayor Farrell Retakes Lead Over Current Mayor Breed

September 10, 2024 3:30 pmSeptember 10, 2024 3:30 pm

Former San Francisco Mayor Mark Farrell retook the lead in the San Francisco Mayoral race over incumbent Mayor London Breed according to a new Emerson College poll released on Tuesday, with Farrell garnering 20.6% of first choice votes compared to...