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EXCLUSIVE: George Gascon’s Chief of Staff Criminal Investigation Target

January 1, 2023 8:57 amJanuary 1, 2023 12:28 pm

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon’s chief of staff, Joseph Iniguez, who made headlines for allegedly drunkenly threatening and berating an Azusa police officer, is under investigation by the California Department of Justice over the incident, possibly for threatening...

San Francisco Vacancy Rates Hit 27% In 2022

December 30, 2022 5:21 pm

Vacancy rates in San Francisco hit an average of 27% in 2022 according to the CBRE real estate firm this week, jumping up from 19% in 2021 and 4% in 2022, becoming the highest vacancy rate the city has seen...

Alameda County Registrar of Voters Announces Counting Error For Oakland School Board Race

December 30, 2022 6:53 amDecember 30, 2022 12:17 pm

The Alameda County Registrar of Voters announced on Thursday that the ranked-choice voting system used by the County was not properly configured for the Fourth District Oakland Unified School District Board race in November, resulting in a new winner for...

New Law Expanding Scope of Illegal Street Racing Starts January 1st

December 29, 2022 9:17 am

A new law to expand the illegality of street races, burnouts, speeding, and other sideshow activities involving vehicles will come into effect on January 1st, with many operators in soon-to-be-illegal areas adding further security measures in anticipation. Assembly Bill 2000,...

LA City Council Lurches Even Further Left With Democratic Socialists of America Members

December 29, 2022 9:12 amDecember 29, 2022 2:52 pm

With the swearing-in of Hugo Soto-Martinez and Eunisses Hernandez just a couple of weeks ago, the Los Angeles City Council officially became 20 percent socialist. Soto-Martinez and Hernandez join fellow Democratic Socialists of America member Nithya Raman to now give...

Historical Sacramento Statue of Local Cattle Rancher Decapitated

December 29, 2022 9:07 amDecember 29, 2022 2:56 pm

The statue of George Swanston, a 19th-century northern California cattleman, and meat-packing businessman, was decapitated Monday in the Sacramento neighborhood of Land Park. Vandals removed the head from the historic memorial statue to Charles Swanston, residents first reported Monday on...

San Diego State University Journalism School Promoting Online Internship for Minorities Only

December 29, 2022 7:19 amDecember 29, 2022 9:33 pm

Whites need not apply at San Diego State University. The San Diego State University journalism school is promoting online an internship for minorities only in violation of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, a legal expert tells the California Globe. SDSU”S...