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Prop. 1 Battle Rages On As Final Votes Are Counted, and Disqualified Ballots Grow

March 20, 2024 6:33 pmMarch 21, 2024 9:01 am

A yea or nay of Proposition 1 remains unanswered on Wednesday. The vote tally over the initiative remains close, with questions of disqualified ballots now likely to drag a final vote count into the next several weeks. Proposition 1, if...

Mayor Darrell Steinberg’s Gaza-Cease-Fire Resolution Passes Amid Protests

March 20, 2024 4:29 pmMarch 20, 2024 4:29 pm

Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg announced last week that would be bring a resolution to the city council Tuesday evening calling for a Israel-Hamas cease-fire in Gaza – 7,365 miles away from California’s Capitol city. The Globe advanced that it was likely...

San Diego First-Time Homebuyers Fight for Equal Treatment Under the Law

March 20, 2024 2:35 pmMarch 20, 2024 2:44 pm

California’s critical housing shortage is well-known. Surging demand continues to outpace supply, and housing remains extremely expensive compared to much of the U.S. In an effort to tackle home affordability, the San Diego Housing Commission launched a pilot program in...

Assemblyman Fong Advances In 20th House District Special Election

March 20, 2024 12:08 pmMarch 20, 2024 12:11 pm

Assemblyman Vince Fong (R-Bakersfield) advanced to the May 21st runoff election for the 2oth U.S. Congressional District on Tuesday in a special election to replace former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who retired from the House late last year. After a...

Can I Get a Witness? Sure – Got $100K?

March 20, 2024 2:55 amMarch 21, 2024 10:13 am

Can I get a witness? Sure – got $100K? The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors this afternoon unanimously approved to spend about $100,000 to re-hire former George Gascon’s former chief of staff so she can act as a “central...

California High Speed Rail Authority Announces Over 13,000 Jobs Have Been Created

March 20, 2024 2:30 amMarch 20, 2024 2:31 am

The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) announced on Tuesday that over 13,000 construction jobs have now been created for the project, with a majority of them in the Central Valley. According to the CHSRA, 4,222 jobs alone have been created...

Congress Probing Berkeley Over Anti-Semitism

March 19, 2024 4:17 pmMarch 19, 2024 4:17 pm

You can now add the University of California, Berkeley to the list of high profile, high powered universities that are being investigated by Congress over how they have reacted to the wave of antisemitism that has roiled campuses since the...