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CA Appeals Court Rules San Francisco Cannot Ban Tenderloin Drug Dealers

May 4, 2022 2:18 amMay 4, 2022 9:02 am

A California First District Court of Appeal decision released on Monday ruled that a ban against four drug dealers from a 50-block area of the Tenderloin and South of Market neighborhoods is illegal, upholding earlier rulings on the matter. The...

Medi-Cal Benefits Expand to Ages 50+ Regardless of Immigration Status

May 3, 2022 4:58 pm

The age range to qualify for full Medi-Cal benefits was expanded this week from those aged 55 and older to those aged 50 and older, allowing more than 185,000 Californians to be enrolled in the program. The new minimum age,...

32 Hour Work Week Bill Halted For Year Following Massive Backlash, Missed Committee Deadlines

May 3, 2022 12:17 pmMay 23, 2022 8:06 am

A bill to create a 4 day, 32 hour work week in California was put on hold Monday after failure of the bill to meet committee deadlines for consideration, as well as overall lack of support. Assembly Bill 2932, authored...

2022 LA Mayoral Election: Caruso, Bass, and the Mad Dash to June

May 3, 2022 2:44 amMay 3, 2022 6:15 am

In recent weeks, the LA Mayoral race has continued to slow down with lines between all the candidates solidifying their support. Longtime frontrunner Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-CA) has kept up her base support of her Congressional district constituents, as well...

Weather Underground Terrorist Kathy Boudin, Mother of San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin, Dies at Age 78

May 2, 2022 4:29 pm

Kathy Boudin, the mother of San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin, a former member of the Weather Underground, and a convicted murder resulting from a botched 1981 robbery, died of cancer on Sunday at the age of 78. Born in 1943...

BLM Leader Forcibly Removed From Los Angeles Mayoral Debate Audience

May 2, 2022 12:44 pmMay 5, 2022 9:53 am

California State Los Angeles Professor and Black Lives Matter Leader Melina Abdullah was forcibly removed from a Los Angeles Mayoral debate on Sunday following her refusal to leave for not having a ticket and for trying to stage a protest...

Congressional Candidate Says Suspicious Hack on Twitter Account Killed His 2020 Campaign

May 2, 2022 7:34 amMay 2, 2022 7:37 am

By all measurements, Col. “Buzz” Patterson was the ideal Republican candidate to challenge Rep. Ami Bera (D-CA) in the 7th Congressional District in 2020. Patterson, a 20-year military combat pilot in the United States Air Force (Retired), was also a...