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$100 Million in FireAid Relief Funds Went to Non-Profits Instead of Fire Victims

July 25, 2025 2:45 amJuly 25, 2025 2:46 am

According to several independent investigations, the $100 million raised during the FireAid benefit concerts held in January 2025 has not gone to fire victims as promised, but rather to non-profits who then get to decide where the money goes. In...

Awareness Of California’s Transitional Kindergarten Drops Dramatically as First School Year Approaches

July 24, 2025 12:46 pmJuly 25, 2025 6:39 am

Results from a new RAPID survey released on Wednesday found that less than two-thirds of all Californian parents are aware of the new optional Transitional Kindergarten (TK) grade as it enters it’s first statewide school year, down from nearly 90%...

Kamala Harris Continues to Receive Backlash Against Her One Year Presidential Run Anniversary Post

July 23, 2025 7:57 pmJuly 23, 2025 7:57 pm

Former Vice President Kamala Harris continues to be mocked over social media posts celebrating her one-year anniversary of gaining the 2024 Democratic Presidential nomination, with many continuing to point out how she lost and didn’t receive a single primary vote....

AG Bonta Wants Los Angeles County Juvenile Halls Under Receivership

July 23, 2025 6:42 pmJuly 23, 2025 6:42 pm

Attorney General Rob Bonta announced on Wednesday that he is asking the Los Angeles County Superior Court to place Los Angeles County’s juvenile halls into a receivership following the County’s repeated failure to adhere to a 2021 settlement because of...

Gov. Newsom to Release Report on What the State Did Right and Wrong During COVID-19 Pandemic

July 23, 2025 11:56 amJuly 23, 2025 11:56 am

Governor Gavin Newsom announced earlier this week that a new report on his administration’s response to the COVID-19 will be out within the next month. According to Newsom’s office, the report itself has been in development for the last few...

LA Times Will Go Public ‘Over the Next Year’ Owner Patrick Soon-Shiong Announces

July 23, 2025 2:45 amJuly 23, 2025 2:46 am

Los Angeles Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong confirmed on Tuesday that he will be taking the 143-year-old newspaper public, with shares to be offered later following regulation approvals. “We’re literally going to take LA Times public and allow it to be...

Former Stockton Mayor Kevin Lincoln Announces Run against Rep. Josh Harder

July 22, 2025 1:28 pmJuly 22, 2025 1:28 pm

Former Stockton Mayor Kevin Lincoln (R) announced on Tuesday that he will be running for California’s Ninth District Congressional seat in 2026, marking the second election in a row that Lincoln will attempt to defeat Congressman Josh Harder (D-CA). “As...