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Reedley Chinese Communist Party-Linked Lab: One Year Later

March 18, 2024 2:44 amMarch 18, 2024 10:23 am

It was exactly a year ago Saturday when officials with the City of Reedley executed a search warrant on what turned out to be a secret, Chinese Communist Party-linked laboratory in the middle of downtown. In the past year, the...

California High-Speed Rail Says Another $100 Billion Is Needed To Link San Francisco And Los Angeles

March 17, 2024 10:49 amMarch 18, 2024 6:15 am

California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) officials said that another $100 billion would be needed to complete the high speed rail network between San Francisco and Los Angeles at a state Senate Transportation Committee hearing on Tuesday, raising the total estimated...

Pressure Grows For California To Get Rid Of Daylight Savings Time

March 17, 2024 2:45 amMarch 17, 2024 2:46 am

Since Proposition 7 was passed in 2018 by 7,167,315 Californians, or around 59.75% of the total vote, the issue of getting rid of Daylight Savings Time in California has biannually come up as a big issue. While only Hawaii and...

San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria, Police Officer Larry Turner To Face Each Other In November

March 15, 2024 4:57 pmMarch 15, 2024 4:57 pm

Current San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria and San Diego police office Larry Turner officially moved on from the primary election for San Diego Mayor on Thursday, with the two now set to face each other this November in the General...

New Study Finds California Unlikely To Meet Some 2030 Environmental Goals

March 15, 2024 12:19 pmMarch 15, 2024 12:19 pm

According to a new study by environmental non-profit group Next 10, California is not going to meet their goal of reducing greenhouse gases in the state by 40% where they were in the 1990’s by 2030, with it showing that,...

Mayor Bass Signs Climate Agreement with Finland While Mayor Steinberg Calls for Gaza Cease-Fire

March 15, 2024 10:14 amMarch 15, 2024 10:26 am

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass just signed an agreement with Finland creating a partnership to confront climate change – together. Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg announced Thursday that he will bring a resolution to the city council calling for a cease-fire...

San Diego City Council Eyes Sales Tax Increase to 8.75%

March 15, 2024 2:45 amMarch 15, 2024 2:46 am

Momentum is growing both for and against a proposed sales tax increase in San Diego by 1% from 7.75% to 8.75%. The San Diego City Council rules committee is due to make their decision on the proposal next week. Currently,...