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UC Board Of Regents Votes 11-5 To Allow UCLA To Move To Big 10 Conference In 2024

December 15, 2022 3:10 pm

The University of California Board of Regents voted 11-5 on Wednesday to allow UCLA to move to the Big Ten athletic conference, causing huge changes ahead in both California and across the college athletics landscape. The switch dates back to...

San Francisco Elections Commission Backtracks on Sacking Director John Arntz

December 15, 2022 11:52 amDecember 15, 2022 12:01 pm

Two weeks ago, I reported on the decision of the San Francisco Election Commission to not renew the term of John Arntz, by a 4-2 vote, who is completing his fourth 5-year stint as Director of the San Francisco Department of...

Is ‘Acting’ in Eric Garcetti’s Future?

December 15, 2022 6:50 amDecember 15, 2022 9:30 am

With Iowa Republican Senator Chuck Grassley Tuesday announcing his adamantine opposition to former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti being conformed as the next ambassador to India, it appears the only way he’s going to get to New Delhi now is...

Reparations Task Force Meets To Discuss Compensation Calculation, Eligibility Requirements

December 15, 2022 2:30 amDecember 14, 2022 9:52 pm

The state Reparations Task Force met on Wednesday at Oakland City Hall to determine how financial compensation might be calculated and what would be required to prove eligibility. The Task Force was first put together in late 2020 following Gov....

Recount Support Increases For Close Oakland Mayoral Election

December 14, 2022 9:34 pm

The close Oakland Mayoral election, which resulted in City Councilwoman Sheng Thao defeating her closest opponent, City Councilman Loren Taylor, by less than 1,00 votes, faced increased calls for a recount on Wednesday, with many prominent groups back in the...

Tech Industry Group Sues AG Rob Bonta & State Over New Child Online Privacy Law

December 14, 2022 12:11 pm

NetChoice, a large tech industry group, sued the state of California on Wednesday over a law passed earlier this year designed to protect the data and privacy of children online over free speech and ease of business concerns. Signed into...

Los Angeles City Council Meeting Falls Into Chaos Following Brief Entrance of Kevin De Leon

December 14, 2022 2:30 amDecember 14, 2022 11:03 am

Embattled Los Angeles City Councilman Kevin de Leon triggered another chaotic City Council meeting on Tuesday, staying for several critical votes in the last City Council meeting of the year while protestors continued to disrupt the meeting. De Leon has...