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LA Supervisors Consider Massive $25 Minimum Wage For Hotel, Amusement Park Workers

August 9, 2023 4:33 pmAugust 9, 2023 4:34 pm

Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn announced on Tuesday that she will be proposing a $25 minimum wage for both hotel workers and amusement park workers in the unicorporated areas of the county, which would, if passed, give a massive...

Sen. Feinstein in Hospital After Fall at San Francisco Home

August 9, 2023 12:08 pmAugust 9, 2023 12:08 pm

Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) was hospitalized in San Francisco for most of the day on Tuesday due to a fall in her home, prompting concerns to rise once again if she is still fit enough to serve as a U.S....

Reedley the Giant Slayer?

August 9, 2023 7:47 amAugust 9, 2023 2:08 pm

The unconscionable and draconian federal and state over-reaction to the pandemic can be blamed for many, many things. Educational losses. Mental health problems amongst adults and teens, especially teen girls – see the transgender fad. Economic upheaval that vastly enriched...

McKinsey & Company and Governor’s GO-Biz Ties

August 9, 2023 2:58 amAugust 9, 2023 2:59 am

According to an August 3, 2023 article in The Fresno Bee, “House Speaker Kevin McCarthy joined other local politicians in sounding alarms about the ties between China and a secret lab that was shut down earlier this year in Reedley,...

Globe Interviews Writers Guild Picketers: Strike Impasse Approaches 100 Day Mark

August 9, 2023 2:30 amAugust 9, 2023 1:47 pm

Late last week, the 2023 Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike surpassed the length of the 2007-2008 strike, which lasted 93 days. While not the longest of all time, with the 1988 writers strike making it to 154 days, the...

California Attorney General Targets Concerned Parents but Remains Silent on Illegal Chinese COVID Lab

August 8, 2023 1:40 pmAugust 8, 2023 1:40 pm

California Attorney General Rob Bonta has opened an investigation into the Chino Valley Unified School District, which authorized notification to parents if a child starts to identify as a different gender. Bonta claims he “has a substantial interest in protecting...

New Report Shows San Francisco Has Worst Recovery of Any City From the Pandemic

August 8, 2023 12:12 pmAugust 8, 2023 12:12 pm

According to a new study released on Tuesday, foot traffic in downtown San Francisco continued to remain at pandemic levels in recent months, showing that the city’s recovery is still a long way off. Since the late 2010’s, San Francisco...