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Ethics Violations Levied in Oakland Mayoral Race

October 31, 2022 12:33 pm

The Oakland Public Ethics Commission opened an ethics violations investigation over the weekend on Oakland City Councilwoman and Mayoral candidate Sheng Thao, over allegations that she had her City Council staff work on her campaign while receiving their pay from...

Changes Begin At Twitter After First Full Day Under Musk

October 29, 2022 2:30 amOctober 30, 2022 2:57 pm

Many changes coming to Twitter were teased by the company on Friday, a day after billionaire Elon Musk took over the company. Many who had previously been banned or temporarily banned by the social media site praised the changes while...

Recall Effort Against LA Councilman Kevin De Leon Filed With City Clerk

October 28, 2022 5:14 pm

A recall effort against Los Angeles City Councilman Kevin de Leon, who has been embroiled in the Council racist comments recording scandal for most of the month, was launched on Thursday following the LA City Clerk’s office accepting a notice...

Paul Pelosi Attacked During Home Break-In In San Francisco

October 28, 2022 12:02 pm

Paul Pelosi, a businessman and husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), was assaulted by a man armed with a hammer during a home break-in in San Francisco early Friday morning. Police arrested the suspect and Pelosi was rushed to...

It’s Time to Look to Sacramento County for Responsibility of Region’s Growing Homeless Crisis

October 28, 2022 10:38 amOctober 30, 2022 2:57 pm

Sacramento County’s 2022 homeless count reported a 67 percent rise in the unsheltered population since 2020. The numbers, not experienced by our neighbors in Yolo (13.9 percent) or Placer counties (under 1 percent), reflect policy failures. Even Los Angeles (4.1...

$44 Billion Sale Of Twitter To Tesla, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk Finalized

October 28, 2022 2:30 amOctober 27, 2022 7:59 pm

On Thursday, Tesla CEO and multi-billionaire Elon Musk completed his $44 billion acquisition of the San Francisco-based social media site Twitter, ousting the CEO and other top executives shortly after the deal was done. Musk, a longtime proponent of Twitter,...

Appeals Court Rules In Favor Of San Diego Police Chalking Tires of Parked Cars

October 27, 2022 5:27 pm

San Diego City Attorney Mara Elliot announced on Thursday that the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that San Diego could still use tire chalking as a way to determine if cars had overstayed their time limits for parking on...