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Man Who Set 2020 Big Sur Dolan Fire Sentenced to 24 Years in Prison

May 20, 2022 12:43 pm

Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine Pacioni announced on Thursday that Monterey County Superior Court Judge Pamela Butler had sentenced the arsonist who set off the Dolan Fire in August 2020 to 24 years in prison due to the fire injuring...

Bill To End Oil, Gas Drilling Off Coast of California Blocked in Senate Appropriations Cmte

May 20, 2022 2:45 amMay 19, 2022 9:24 pm

A bill that would have ended oil and gas drilling off the coast of California later this decade was blocked in the Senate Appropriations Committee before a vote on Thursday, ending the effort the stop offshore drilling off California’s coast...

San Diego City Council Votes To Institute Cap on Number of Vacation Rental Properties

May 19, 2022 4:05 pm

The San Diego City Council passed a new ordinance earlier this week that will institute a cap on the number of vacation rental properties that the city will allow at any given time designed to crack down on properties that...

New SF Chamber of Commerce Poll Finds 67% of City Voters Favor of Recalling DA Chesa Boudin

May 19, 2022 12:28 pm

A new poll released by the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce on Thursday found that 67% of city voters approve of recalling San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin – almost exactly on par with previous polls dating back to March....

LA City Council Approves $11.8 Billion Budget for 2022-2023 in 14-1 Vote

May 19, 2022 2:38 amMay 18, 2022 9:51 pm

The Los Angeles City Council Approved the revised $11.8 billion budget for 2022-2023, focusing largely on returning services and personnel to departments depleted during COVID-19 epidemic years. According to the approved budget, $3.2 billion alone will go towards the LA...

Los Angeles DA Recall Closes In On Needed Signatures 50 Days Before Deadline

May 18, 2022 4:34 pmMay 19, 2022 4:19 pm

The Recall DA George Gascon campaign announced on Wednesday that more than 450,000 signatures have been collected as of May 13th, closing in quickly on the 566,857 needed and the safety goal of 800,000 that the group wants to submit...

Legislative Analyst Warns CA May Face Budget Shortfall as Early as Next Year

May 18, 2022 12:22 pm

The California Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) issued a warning on Tuesday that California may be facing a budget shortfall as early as next year due to to the increasingly likelihood of a recession, inflation, and Governor Gavin Newsom’s spending plan...