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CDCR To Close California Rehabilitation Center In Riverside County Next Year

August 6, 2025 2:45 amAugust 6, 2025 2:46 am

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation announced on Monday that the California Rehabilitation Center in Norco is set to close by the fall of 2026 because of a declining number of prisoners and the latest state budget demanding at...

Straw Poll: Slight Majority of Californians Want to End ‘Newsomandering’

August 5, 2025 1:29 pmAugust 6, 2025 2:13 pm

According to a new Lost Coast Outpost straw poll, Californians stand about evenly divided between wanting Governor Gavin Newsom’s mid-decade redistricting plans to go froward to Californian voters, and not wanting this to come to fruition. A straw poll is...

SF County Sheriff Miyamoto and His Official Endorsement of Bianco for Governor

August 5, 2025 2:45 amAugust 5, 2025 2:46 am

The San Francisco Chronicle, the SFist, and other San Francisco publications have all asked the same question over the last several days: Why did San Francisco County Sheriff Paul Miyamoto officially endorse Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, a Republican and...

Gubernatorial Candidate Steve Hilton Will File Legal Action to Stop Newsom-Bonta Redistricting Power Grab

August 4, 2025 5:37 pmAugust 4, 2025 5:43 pm

2026 Gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton announced Monday he will hold a press conference on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, at 10 am PDT to announce “legal action to stop Governor Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta from ramming through an...

San Francisco Mayor Lurie’s $350,000 PR Spin

August 4, 2025 12:52 pmAugust 4, 2025 12:52 pm

In San Francsico politics, public perception is often of greater importance than policy success. Politicians frequently contract with private public relations (PR) consultants to enhance their image, amplify achievements, and deflect criticism. While this is usually legal, this practice raises...

Federal Government Suspends $200 Million in Grants to UCLA Over Antisemitism, Discrimination Allegations

August 4, 2025 12:23 pmAugust 4, 2025 12:23 pm

The National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, and other government agencies announced over the weekend that they would be cutting around $200 million in research funding grants to the University of California, Los Angeles over federal allegations of...

AG Bonta Files Lawsuit Against Trump Admin Over Mutilation and Child Chemical Castration Restrictions

August 2, 2025 2:45 amAugust 2, 2025 2:46 am

In his 37th lawsuit against President Donald Trump since he was inaugurated in January, California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit against the President, United States Attorney General Pam Bondi and the Department of Justice Thursday over allegedly restricting...