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Proposed Ballot Initiative for Stricter Penalties for Fentanyl Drug Dealers

April 18, 2023 6:12 pmApril 18, 2023 6:13 pm

A new movement that is pushing for a proposition to give stricter penalties to drug dealers who sell fentanyl, was started in California this week, with the group behind it saying that the strategy is to begin with a public...

Cease & Desist Demand Filed in San Francisco Over Reparations Scheme

April 18, 2023 3:55 pmApril 19, 2023 9:42 am

Richie Greenberg, Founder of the Recall of District Attorney Chesa Boudin movement, community advocate and vocal critic of the Plan for San Francisco Reparations, served a Cease & Desist demand on the offices of the Board of Supervisors Monday. Greenberg...

LA Schools, Teachers Union Agree to 21% Pay Raise In Three-Year Contract

April 18, 2023 1:00 pmApril 18, 2023 1:00 pm

A new agreement by the Los Angeles United School District (LAUSD) and United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) teachers union was reached Tuesday, resulting in a 21% raise for teachers over the next three years, as well as ending the possibility...

Ninth Circuit Appeals Court Overturns Berkeley’s Ban on Gas Stoves

April 18, 2023 8:07 amApril 18, 2023 8:27 am

Berkeley was the first city in the United States to ban gas stoves, in 2019. This followed the 2018 passage of Senate Bill 100 by then-Senator Kevin de Leon (D-Los Angeles), which established the 100 Percent Clean Energy Act of 2017 increasing...

LA Mayor Karen Bass Gives State Of The City Address

April 18, 2023 2:30 amSeptember 27, 2023 6:23 am

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass gave her first State of the City address on Monday, unveiling her plans for the city for the next year on issues ranging from homelessness to public safety to infrastructure issues. Speaking from LA City...

San Francisco Begins Latest Program to Attempt Bringing Back Retail

April 17, 2023 6:31 pmApril 17, 2023 6:31 pm

A new program by the city of San Francisco to revitalize it’s empty downtown to give free rent and grant money for pop-up businesses was started on Monday, with applications now available. Since 2020, around the start of the COVID-19...

Alameda County DA Facing Growing Recall Threat for Hedging on Prosecution of Toddler’s Murder

April 17, 2023 1:27 pmApril 17, 2023 1:27 pm

Recently elected Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price is facing a rapidly growing effort to have her recalled this week following weeks of criticism for not charging three gang members with murder during the killing of a toddler late last...