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New Lawsuit Against City of Sacramento Over Ongoing Homeless Policy Violations

August 18, 2023 4:26 amAugust 18, 2023 5:55 pm

Last July 2022 the Globe reported that a 24-hour homeless respite center on the outermost fringe of the City of Sacramento was going to be turned into a 50-bed homeless shelter – right next door to the Sacramento Children’s Receiving...

Learning More about the illegal Chinese COVID lab in Reedley

August 18, 2023 2:55 amAugust 21, 2023 11:57 am

In the City of Reedley, CA, City Manager Nicole Zieba has recently been in the hot seat regarding the illegal COVID-19 lab which has operated within city limits. An August 9, 2023 article published by ABC 30 included the following...

CA Senate Republicans Push Support For Strengthened Law Enforcement Presence

August 18, 2023 2:30 amAugust 18, 2023 5:46 pm

California Senate Republicans announced that they remained recommitted to increasing law enforcement presence in California amidst a growing number of major crimes, while also pointing out flaws in Governor Gavin Newsom’s recent attempts to combat crime. In recent months, a...

Blue Shield Of CA Removes CVS As Pharmacy Benefit Manager In Favor Of Amazon & Others

August 17, 2023 5:18 pmAugust 17, 2023 5:18 pm

Non-profit health insurance company Blue Shield of California, which covers 4.8 million people in the state, announced on Thursday that they will be switching pharmacy benefit managers from CVS Health Caremark to several other companies, including Amazon Pharmacy and Cost...

SF Public Health Dept. Announces 385 Fentanyl Overdose Deaths Recorded This Year

August 17, 2023 12:18 pmAugust 17, 2023 12:19 pm

The San Francisco Department of Public Health announced on Wednesday that the city recorded 385 deaths from fentanyl so far this year and is currently on pace to break the previous record for fentanyl deaths set in 2020. For over...

Amy Reichert Runoff Bound: Will Face SD City Councilmember Monica Montgomery Steppe in November

August 17, 2023 2:55 amAugust 17, 2023 2:56 am

San Diego Republican Amy Reichert finished a strong second in Tuesday’s special primary vote to replace the existentially disgraced Nathan Fletcher as fourth district county supervisor. Reichert will now face current Sand Diego City Councilmember Monica Montogomery Steppe in the...

HUD Agrees On Exemptions In LA Over Homeless Permanent Housing Requirements

August 17, 2023 2:30 amAugust 17, 2023 2:31 am

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced this week that, at the insistence of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and other city officials, they will be exempting Los Angeles housing providers from requirements that city-assigned apartment applicants...