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Bill to Ban Ballot Hand Counts Passes California Assembly

September 9, 2023 2:30 amSeptember 9, 2023 2:31 am

A bill to end the manual hand count of ballots in elections with more than 1,000 voters passed the Assembly on Friday, moving directly to Governor Newsom’s desk for his decision. Assembly Bill 969, authored by Assemblywoman Gail Pellerin (D-Santa...

Psychedelic Drug Decriminalization Bill Narrowly Passed By CA Assembly & Senate

September 8, 2023 12:14 pmSeptember 8, 2023 12:14 pm

A bill to decriminalize plant-based psychedelic drugs was passed by the Assembly and Senate on Thursday, sending the bill to Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk following a long battle in the legislature. First introduced in December of last year, Senate Bill 58 by...

Cancel Culture at Cal Lutheran?

September 8, 2023 2:49 amSeptember 8, 2023 3:14 pm

A number of high-dollar donors to California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks are demanding to know where their money went – and if it didn’t go where it was supposed to go, they want it back. At the heart of...

Bill To Add 11% Tax On Firearms & Ammunition Passes In Senate

September 8, 2023 2:30 amSeptember 8, 2023 2:31 am

A bill to add an 11% tax on firearms and ammunition in order to fund school safety measures and violence prevention programs was passed in the Senate on Thursday with the required 2/3rd votes. Assembly Bill 28, authored by Assemblyman...

Huntington Beach City Council Bans Mask and Vaccine Mandates

September 7, 2023 4:57 pmSeptember 7, 2023 4:57 pm

The Huntington Beach City Council voted 4-3 early on Wednesday to approve a ban on all mask and vaccine mandates, becoming the latest city to do so as some mask mandates start to return because of an upswing of COVID-19...

55% of California’s GOP Voters Now Support Trump According To Latest Poll

September 7, 2023 1:30 pmSeptember 7, 2023 1:32 pm

According to a poll released on Wednesday by the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies (IGS), former President Donald Trump is now leading GOP candidates for the 2024 Presidential primary in California with 55% of the vote, well over the...

California Assembly Announces Nation’s First Transgender History Month

September 7, 2023 8:37 amSeptember 7, 2023 8:37 am

The California State Assembly voted Wednesday to recognize August as “Transgender History Month,” beginning in 2024. Assemblyman Matt Haney (D-San Francisco) introduced HR 57 on August 29th, and it was passed by the Assembly Rules Committee August 31st. Wednesday the...