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Water Blueprint for the San Joaquin Valley

July 21, 2023 11:25 amJuly 21, 2023 11:45 am

The Water Blueprint for the San Joaquin Valley is a non-profit organization formed in 2019 with the goal of bringing together all the interests impacted by surface and groundwater supplies available to the San Joaquin Valley. It’s a coalition of...

Bill Aimed At Easing Community College to UC Transfers Meets More Academic Opposition

July 21, 2023 11:20 amJuly 21, 2023 11:20 am

Opposition continued to grow against a bill this week that would make it easier to transfer from community colleges to one of the 23 campuses of the University of California (UC), with the UC continuing to lead the charge against...

CA State Schools Superintendent Escorted Out of School Board Meeting By Security

July 21, 2023 10:50 amJuly 21, 2023 10:54 am

A large audience of parents and concerned community members cajoled California State Superintendent of Schools, Tony Thurmond, as he was ejected from a Chino Valley Unified School District meeting yesterday evening. Thurmond was present at the Chino Valley school board...

Suspected Los Angeles Racist Recording Leaker Questioned By LAPD

July 20, 2023 5:13 pmJuly 20, 2023 5:13 pm

The leaker behind last year’s major racist recording scandal in Los Angeles, that resulted in several LA City Councilmember resignations, has been found according to new reports from several publications. The recording, which also featured a conversation on how they...

Did City of Sacramento Break Laws on Homeless Encampments?

July 20, 2023 4:53 pmJuly 21, 2023 7:44 pm

Sacramento County District Attorney Thien Ho announced that his office is gathering evidence and assessing whether or not the city violated laws pertaining to the growing homeless encampments within the city. Earlier this month, the Globe reported that DA Ho...

Scott Baugh Overtakes Dave Min In Fundraising in 47th House District Race

July 20, 2023 3:23 pmJuly 20, 2023 3:23 pm

Second Quarter FEC filings unveiled this week for House candidates found that former GOP Assemblyman Scott Baugh is now leading Senator Dave Min (D-Orange County) in fundraising for the 2024 47th Congressional District race. The race over the 47th District,...

Governor Gavin Newsom Unveils $4.5 Million Free Immigration Legal Services Pilot Program

July 20, 2023 12:48 pmJuly 20, 2023 12:48 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled a $4.5 million pilot program with the aim of providing free immigration-based legal assistance services to farmworkers in the country illegally currently involved in state labor investigations. While illegal immigrants have had access to free immigration...