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Brightline West Project Has Groundbreaking Ceremony In Las Vegas

April 23, 2024 2:45 amApril 23, 2024 2:46 am

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and other lawmakers officially broke ground on the Brightline West high-speed rail project between Las Vegas and Rancho Cucamonga, intending for the line to open in time for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los...

Kidnapper, Attempted Murderer Charged With Break-In at Home of L.A. Mayor Karen Bass

April 22, 2024 4:45 pmApril 22, 2024 4:45 pm

A man previously charged with kidnapping and attempted murder was arrested by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) on Sunday for breaking in to Mayor Karen Bass’ house while she was at home, with Bass emerging un touched. In recent...

Gov. Newsom Vows To Introduce Emergency Bill This Week To Provide Abortion Care For Arizonans

April 22, 2024 12:38 pmApril 22, 2024 12:38 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom and other Californian lawmakers announced on Sunday that they are currently working on a bill where California would provide abortion care for Arizonans following the Arizona Supreme Court upholding a near complete abortion ban earlier this month....

Cities Climate Leadership Group: The Dementia is in the Details

April 22, 2024 2:45 amApril 22, 2024 11:23 am

First off, despite the headline, this article is not about Joe Biden. But is about something as nearly as terrifying as having a rattled and addled president leading the free world. It’s about the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, a...

The Greenberg Brief: PandaGate

April 21, 2024 6:38 pmApril 22, 2024 11:23 am

In a triumphant announcement, San Francisco Mayor London Breed gloated about the agreement signed between China and the city of San Francisco, to bring a pair of Giant Pandas to our zoo. Breed was in China, having just returned from...

Paper V. Plastic

April 20, 2024 2:45 amApril 20, 2024 2:46 am

With two bills in the legislature threatening to ban plastic bags for good….again…The Globe spoke with grocery store managers on just how the ban would effect them. For the past several decades, California has gone back and forth between using...

Two More Insurance Companies Pull Out Of California

April 19, 2024 5:00 pmApril 19, 2024 5:01 pm

According to new California Department of Insurance filings this week, both the Tokio Marine America Insurance Company and the Trans Pacific Insurance Company announced that they would no longer offer homeowners and personal umbrella insurance in California and would leave...