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Newsom Faces Growing Pressure to Choose Black Woman As Replacement for Sen. Feinstein

April 15, 2023 2:30 amApril 15, 2023 2:31 am

Governor Gavin Newsom is facing growing pressure from black organizations to select a black woman as the next U.S. Senator from California should Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) resign due to her current health problems. In December 2020, with then-Senator Kamala...

Was the Sonoma Equity Office Driving the COVID-19 Narrative?

April 14, 2023 4:29 pmApril 14, 2023 4:45 pm

As we enter into Spring 2023, Californians have just passed the three year benchmark for what seems like a never ending pandemic. Under Governor Gavin Newsom’s leadership, questionable COVID-19 policies have resulted in negative consequences including the decline of youth...

Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Orders Calvary Chapel San Jose To Pay $1.2 Million

April 14, 2023 2:38 pmApril 14, 2023 2:41 pm

In a ruling handed down on Thursday, Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Evette D. Pennypacker ruled that the Calvary Chapel San Jose church is to pay $1.2 million in fines stemming from breaking county COVID-19 restrictions during the pandemic. During...

Reparations Task Force Members Blast Media For Focusing On $800 Billion Estimate

April 14, 2023 2:30 amApril 14, 2023 2:31 am

Members of the California Reparations Task Force criticized the media this week for focusing on the $800 billion proposed estimate of reparations, calling the monetary figure the “least important” part of the proposal. Since the Task Force was first put...

CA State Capitol Evacuated Following ‘Credible Threat’ by Known Shooting Suspect

April 13, 2023 5:37 pmApril 13, 2023 5:39 pm

The California State Capitol in Sacramento was closed for several hours Thursday when a man linked to a hospital window shooting incident in Roseville the day before made a “credible threat” on the Capitol Building. On Wednesday, 30-year-old Jackson Pinney...

First Amendment Group Lambasts SFSU Over Campus Mob Ambush of Riley Gaines

April 13, 2023 3:51 pmApril 15, 2023 7:54 am

First amendment advocacy group FIRE – the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression – demanded Tuesday that San Francisco State University officials answer whether or not they “in any way enabled or sustained” the recent campus mob ambush of Riley...

Sen. Feinstein Temporarily Steps-Down From Judiciary Committee over Ongoing Health Problems

April 13, 2023 1:16 pmApril 13, 2023 1:16 pm

Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) announced on Thursday that she will be temporarily replaced on the Senate Judiciary Committee due to continued recovery from shingles while at home in San Francisco, with calls growing from fellow Democrats to resign due to...