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Israel-Hamas War Influences Change In Senate Race Endorsements

December 14, 2023 2:55 amDecember 14, 2023 2:56 am

Burbank Mayor Konstantine Anthony became the latest lawmaker to switch their endorsement away from Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA) in the U.S. Senate race this week because of his stance in the Israeli-Gaza War. Since the beginning of the Israel-Hamas war...

Eduardo Garcia Will Not Seek Final Term In Assembly

December 13, 2023 8:55 pm

Assemblyman Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella) decided to not run for another term this week, making the 36th District the latest Assembly District to have an open race for it next year. A former member of the Coachella City Council and a...

San Francisco School District to Slash 927 ‘Vacant’ Jobs To Avoid Projected $421 Million Deficit

December 13, 2023 12:00 pmDecember 13, 2023 12:00 pm

The San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) came closer to eliminating 927 vacant positions during a meeting on Tuesday night as they scramble to avoid what is projected to be a $421 million budget deficit by 2025. Since the late...

California Republicans Creating ‘Mob’ of Candidates in Race for McCarthy’s CA-20 District

December 13, 2023 11:36 amDecember 13, 2023 11:36 am

California Republicans have a serious problem. It seems they are more concerned with fighting other Republicans than actually putting up a fight against Democrats. The super-minority CAGOP already has a tiny piece of the pie in California, and it seems...

DA Gascon Tried to Side-Step California’s Three Strikes Law

December 13, 2023 6:47 amDecember 13, 2023 6:47 am

California’s “three strikes” law is widely popular and widely credited with cutting crime. It is also the bete noir of the progressive prosecutor and the “justice reform” movement, being blamed for excessive incarceration and arrest and sentencing racial disparities. The...

LA Mayor Karen Bass Celebrates One Year In Office Despite Homeless Program Failures

December 13, 2023 2:30 amDecember 15, 2023 6:12 am

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass celebrated one year in office on Tuesday, with many Angelinos reflecting negatively because of her failure to improve the growing homeless problem in the city. In November 2022, Bass narrowly defeated developer Rick Caruso and...

The Extended Newsom-DeSantis Debate: How Jennifer Siebel Newsom Ended It

December 12, 2023 12:33 pmDecember 12, 2023 12:33 pm

More accounts of the November 30th debate between Governor Gavin Newsom and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis continued to come out this week, including a definitive reason why the debate didn’t go on longer despite both Newsom and DeSantis agreeing to...