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Bill to Cap Insulin Prices In California Vetoed By Gov. Newsom

October 9, 2023 6:46 pmOctober 9, 2023 6:46 pm

A bill that would have capped insulin prices in California at $35 for a 30 day supply was nixed by Governor Gavin Newsom during the weekend, with the Governor citing that the state had already lowered insulin prices below that...

Gov. Newsom Denies Free Condoms For All California High Schoolers

October 9, 2023 4:02 pmOctober 9, 2023 4:03 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill on Sunday that, if passed, would have made free condoms available to all high school students in the state. Senate Bill 541, authored by Senator Caroline Menjivar (D-Panorama City), would have specifically all public...

Psychedelic Drug Decriminalization Bill Vetoed By Newsom

October 9, 2023 3:02 pmOctober 9, 2023 3:02 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would decriminalize several plant-based psychedelic drugs, including magic mushrooms, during the weekend, surprising many supporters who thought that the bill would have been a shoo-in following a narrow passage in both the Senate...

Newsom Vetoes Bill to Expand Disabled Cash Assistance Program to Illegal Immigrants

October 9, 2023 12:22 pmOctober 9, 2023 12:22 pm

A bill that would have expanded eligibility for the Cash Assistance Program for Aged, Blind, and Disabled Legal Immigrants (CAPI) program to include all eligible immigrants regardless of their legal immigration status was vetoed by Governor Gavin Newsom this past...

Denouncing San Francisco Supervisor Dean Preston

October 9, 2023 8:13 amOctober 9, 2023 3:31 pm

UPDATED Below: Oct. 9, 2023 3:30pm At every opportunity, San Francisco Supervisor Dean Preston boasts of his membership in, and endorsement by, the San Francisco chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). Preston, 53, the son of Holocaust survivors who...

The 2024 California U.S. Senate Race: Where It Currently Stands

October 7, 2023 8:19 amOctober 7, 2023 8:19 am

Since our last recap by the Globe in September, the 2024 U.S. Senate Race in California has taken several new twists and turns. With unexpected new contenders for the Democrats looking to possibly enter because of the death of Dianne...

President Biden, Chinese President Xi Jinping Set To Meet In San Francisco Next Month

October 6, 2023 12:34 pmOctober 6, 2023 12:34 pm

According to new reports released on Thursday and Friday, President Joe Biden is to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping for the first time in a year next month in San Francisco. While both President Biden and President Xi have met...