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Federal Trial Of Paul Pelosi Attacker Begins In San Francisco

November 10, 2023 2:29 amNovember 10, 2023 2:30 am

The trial of David DePape, the man who broke into the home of now-former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and severely injured her husband Paul Pelosi, began on Thursday in San Francisco. On October 28, 2022, Paul Pelosi, then home...

California Becomes Drought-Free For The First Time Since 2020

November 9, 2023 5:26 pmNovember 9, 2023 5:26 pm

According to new data released by the U.S. Drought Monitor this week, the entire state of California is officially drought-free for the first time since 2020. Since the late 2010’s, California has had megadrought conditions across the state resulting in water...

SAG-AFTRA Reaches Tentative Agreement To End 118-Day-Long Strike

November 9, 2023 12:19 pmNovember 9, 2023 12:19 pm

The 2023 Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television (SAG-AFTRA) strike ended at Midnight on Thursday following both the guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) reaching a new agreement. The SAG-AFTRA strike, which started on July...

LA Pays $1.8 Million to Garcetti Aide Victim

November 9, 2023 2:56 amNovember 9, 2023 2:57 am

Wednesday, the Los Angeles City council approved a $1.8 million settlement payment to the LAPD officer former Mayor Garcetti’s political fixer Rick Jacobs sexually harassed while the mayor sat by and did nothing. Jacobs repeatedly and explicitly harassed Mathew Garza...

Gov. Newsom Announces $156.4 Million Project Homekey Expansion

November 9, 2023 2:30 amNovember 9, 2023 2:31 am

Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Wednesday that Project Homekey will be expanding once again, sending a total of $156.4 million in grants to six counties across California. According to Newsom and a parallel announcement by the California Department of Housing...

WeWork Announces Closures Of 14 Office Sites In California

November 8, 2023 11:58 amNovember 8, 2023 11:58 am

Following their bankruptcy announcement earlier this week, co-working space company WeWork announced a mass closure of almost 70 prominent offices across the United States on Tuesday, with California to have 14 locations to close soon mostly in the Bay Area...

Nextdoor Social Media Giant Slashes 25% of Staff in Latest Layoffs

November 8, 2023 8:52 amNovember 9, 2023 6:52 am

Social media giant Nextdoor, which I refer to as one big “Karen” clambake of angry menopausal harpies, announced it will lay off 25% of its staff in a financial report posted Tuesday. Cue the violins… millions of people won’t care...