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70% of California Voters Oppose 2024 Presidential Run for Gov. Newsom, New Poll Finds

March 2, 2023 9:13 pmMarch 2, 2023 9:13 pm

According to a pair of polls released on Wednesday, Governor Newsom’s approval ratings are still hovering between 40%-55% approval, with 7 in 10 voters saying that he shouldn’t run for President. In a Quinnipiac University poll released on Wednesday, Governor...

Gov. Newsom Declares State Of Emergency With Storms In 13 Mountainous Counties

March 2, 2023 12:15 pmMarch 2, 2023 12:15 pm

California Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in 13 counties on Wednesday after storms lasting nearly a week dumped up to seven feet of additional snow in some areas and Los Angeles seeing its most significant snowfall since...

RFK Assassin Sirhan Sirhan Denied Parole For 16th Time

March 2, 2023 2:45 amMarch 2, 2023 2:46 am

At a a parole hearing in San Diego on Wednesday, a parole board denied the parole of Sirhan Sirhan, for the 1968 murder of New York Senator Robert Kennedy. The now 78-year-old Sirhan has been in prison for 54 years. This...

Sign Of The Times: How A Roller Rink In San Francisco Encapsulates The City’s Current Problems

March 2, 2023 2:30 amMarch 3, 2023 11:31 am

In October, a pop-up skating rink, Sam FranDisco, opened up in the Civic Center in San Francisco. Situated across from City Hall, the opening day brought out a lot of notable people, including Mayor London Breed. Open from Wednesday to...

Roseville High School Parents Aghast at ‘Church’ Group Drag Queen Event

March 1, 2023 3:41 pmMarch 2, 2023 8:15 am

It’s not unusual for public schools to allow non-school meetings and activities on campus; Girl and Boy Scout meetings, church group meetings, musical events, sporting and athletic events — all kinds of community meetings. But when a “church” group applying...

San Francisco Reparations Committee Admits $5 Million Payment Has No Basis

March 1, 2023 1:08 pmMarch 2, 2023 8:16 am

The San Francisco reparations committee announced on Tuesday that the controversial one time payment of $5 million per black resident’ reparations figure proposed in January has not mathematical basis, and is instead based on “what could represent a significant enough...

Californians To Lose A Monthly Average $163 In Temporary SNAP/CalFresh Pandemic Benefits March 1st

March 1, 2023 2:30 amMarch 1, 2023 2:31 am

Emergency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) programs passed during the pandemic are set to expire on Wednesday, with California expected to lose the extra monthly $425 million granted by the federal government. The additional funds were originally added in March...