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Homelessness, Mental Health Key Issues In Assembly District 41 Forum

November 15, 2023 2:55 amNovember 15, 2023 2:56 am

Candidates for Assembly District 41 seat encompassing the San Gabriel area outside of Los Angeles met at a candidate forum on Tuesday night at Pasadena City College in Pasadena, offering a preview of the primary election in March. While there...

Academics View Less Asian Stereotypes in Hollywood as a Negative

November 15, 2023 2:01 amNovember 15, 2023 2:02 am

A new study from USC on diversity in film and television has been released. The study focuses on representation of Asians and Asian Americans in the current on-screen culture. The good news: Asian representation is higher than it has been...

Armed Robbery of Czech Camera Crew Overshadows Beginning Of APEC Summit

November 14, 2023 1:10 pmNovember 14, 2023 1:10 pm

Crime in San Francisco on the eve of the Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit rose on Sunday and Monday with several high profile robberies taking place across the city, dampening the mood of the city and Summit organizers and calling...

Gov. Newsom Claims I-10 Fire is Arson; Others Say Homeless Lived Under the Freeway

November 14, 2023 7:41 amNovember 14, 2023 7:41 am

Is Gov. Gavin Newsom trying to contain the I-10 fire story? Are the optics just a little too hot for his PR team? He looks and sounds really jumpy in his press conferences. “Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Monday that...

The Greenberg Brief: APEC Summit Won’t Bring Real Change to San Francisco – ‘Clean for Xi, but not for thee’

November 14, 2023 2:45 amNovember 16, 2023 1:49 pm

Every San Francisco resident and business owner is skeptical. Is the cleanup of the streets for the twenty-one nations’ heads of state summit this week politically-driven? Of course! APEC is here. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit comes to San Francisco this...

Governor Newsom Announces I-10 Fire In Los Angeles is Arson

November 14, 2023 2:30 amNovember 14, 2023 2:31 am

Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Monday that the I-10 freeway fire, which has shut down a major traffic artery in Los Angeles since Saturday and will likely keep it closed for the near future, was caused by arson, with no...

Sacramento County Sheriff Jim Cooper Chastises Target’s Crime Policy In Weekend Tweet

November 13, 2023 5:36 pmNovember 13, 2023 5:36 pm

A growing rift between Target corporate crime policies and law enforcement was highlighted by Sacramento County Sheriff and former Assemblyman Jim Cooper during the weekend, who said that Target has been asking law enforcement not to arrest people in stores...