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Senator Mike McGuire Announced As Next CA Senate Pro Tem

August 29, 2023 11:26 amAugust 29, 2023 11:26 am

Senate Pro Tem Toni Atkins (D-San Diego) announced late on Monday that she would be stepping down from being the Senate leader early next year, with Senator Mike McGuire (D-Healdsburg) named her replacement following a unanimous vote by the Democratic...

State Sen. Kelly Seyarto Selected As Next Senate GOP Caucus Chair

August 29, 2023 2:30 amAugust 29, 2023 2:31 am

Senate Minority Leader Brian Jones (R-San Diego) announced on Monday that Senator Kelly Seyarto (R-Murrieta) will succeed Senator Janet Nguyen (R-Huntington Beach) as the new Senate Republican Caucus Chair on September 1st, resulting in the latest shakeup of leadership in Sacramento. Nguyen has...

Former LA Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas Sentenced To 42 Months In Prison

August 28, 2023 4:41 pmAugust 28, 2023 4:41 pm

U.S. District Judge Dale S. Fischer sentenced disgraced former Los Angeles City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas to 42 months in prison over four counts of honest services wire fraud, and one count each of of honest services mail fraud, bribery, and...

Los Angeles DA Race: Eric Siddall Joins Gascon Challengers

August 28, 2023 12:28 pm

Long time deputy district attorney Eric Siddall has joined the race to become Los Angeles’ next District Attorney. Siddall, the Vice President of the Los Angeles Association of Deputy District Attorneys for the past decade until he stepped aside last...

Growing Ire in Biden, Harris Camps Over Gavin Newsom’s ‘Shadow’ Campaign

August 28, 2023 12:07 pmAugust 29, 2023 10:44 am

A possible debate later this year between California Governor Gavin Newsom and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has irritated advisors for President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, according to new reports on Sunday, with some even calling it “disrespectful.”...

UC Riverside Prof. Will Get Retirement Instead of Prosecution After Lying About Native American Identity

August 28, 2023 8:15 amAugust 28, 2023 8:15 am

University of California, Riverside is in the hot seat for allowing a faux Native American professor to teach Native American Studies, despite complaints from co-workers going back to 2008. Ethnic studies professor Andrea Smith has been publicly criticized for her...

More Than A Month’s Worth: That’s the Size of LA DA Gascon’s Case Backlog

August 27, 2023 2:32 amAugust 27, 2023 2:33 am

Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón has been criticized – rightly – for any number of justice system reasons: soft on crime, does not add gun enhancements to charges, does not support victim’s families, does not oppose the parole of...