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Governor Newsom To Travel To Israel En Route To China

October 20, 2023 2:30 amOctober 20, 2023 2:31 am

Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Thursday that he will be making a brief 1 day stop in Israel to meet with victims of the Israeli-Hamas war before moving on to his trip to China. Earlier this week, Newsom unveiled his...

Gascon Polling Disaster Finds Only 14% Plan to Vote for Him in March

October 19, 2023 6:15 pmOctober 19, 2023 6:15 pm

One in seven – that’s how many Los Angeles County residents plan to vote to re-elect George Gascon in the March District Attorney’s race primary. For an incumbent to poll at 14% against a field of nine far lesser known,...

Appointed U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler Announces She Will Not Run For Full Term In 2024

October 19, 2023 4:53 pmOctober 19, 2023 4:54 pm

Senator Lephonza Butler (D-CA) announced on Thursday that she will not be seeking a full term in office, and will instead only serve out the remainder of late Senator Dianne Feinstein’s term. For the past several weeks, the question of...

Two San Francisco Police Commissioners Leave Meeting Following Criticism Of Mayor’s Recent Ballot Proposal

October 19, 2023 4:10 pmOctober 19, 2023 4:10 pm

The rift between San Francisco Mayor London Breed and the San Francisco Police Commission grew late on Wednesday following two Breed appointees to the commission walking out of the meeting. For the past several years, there has been growing dissent...

Curious – Where was George?

October 19, 2023 1:37 pmOctober 19, 2023 1:38 pm

There are 10 people who will be on the ballot in the March Los Angeles District Attorney primary vote – nine of them showed up at a debate Wednesday. Guess which one wasn’t there? George Gascon skipping the debate would...

City of Sacramento asks Judge to Dismiss DA’s ‘Deeply Flawed’ Lawsuit

October 19, 2023 12:05 pmOctober 19, 2023 12:10 pm

In September, Sacramento County District Attorney Thien Ho filed a lawsuit against the City of Sacramento for failing to abate the homeless crisis in the Capitol city by refusing to enforce existing laws. DA Ho said Sacramento’s homeless crisis has...

East Bay Construction Worker Illegally Fired for Refusing to Join Labor Union

October 19, 2023 8:14 am

California’s lack of Right to Work protections for private sector workers rears its ugly head again. According to the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, Alexandra Le, an employee of Pleasanton-based materials testing company Construction Testing Services, has hit...