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Newsom and Law Enforcement Labor Unions Agree on One-Time $1,500 Pandemic Bonuses

June 24, 2022 1:16 pm

On Friday, multiple state law enforcement and public safety unions reached an agreement with Governor Gavin Newsom, ensuring the workers receive a one-time $1,500 COVID-19 pandemic bonus. According to the agreement, members of the California Correctional Peace Officers Association, the...

Paul Pelosi, Husband of Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Charged With DUI By Napa County DA’s Office

June 24, 2022 2:30 amJune 23, 2022 8:56 pm

The Napa County District Attorney’s Office charged Paul Pelosi, a businessman and the husband of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), with a DUI on Thursday nearly a month after the incident in question. Last month, on May 28th,...

Bill To Force CalPERS, CalSTRS to Divest From Fossil Fuel Companies Dies in Assembly Committee

June 23, 2022 4:12 pm

A bill that would have had forced both the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) and the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) to divest from fossil fuel companies they have invested in died in the Assembly on Wednesday after...

San Francisco School Board Begins Reversing Policies Made By Pre-Recall Board

June 23, 2022 12:24 pm

During a San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education meeting on Wednesday, the board decided to reverse several policies made in 2020 and 2021 before the historical school board recall earlier this year. In a 4-3 vote, the board...

Lowell High School to Reinstate Merit-Based Enrollment

June 23, 2022 7:00 amJune 23, 2022 6:51 am

With the sting of a February recall election that saw three of its members bounced from its ranks fresh in their memories, the San Francisco Unified District Board of Education has voted to drop a 2-year-old lottery system to gain...

LA Makes Proposes Ending Construction of New Gas Stations in City in Nod to EV Policies

June 23, 2022 2:30 amJune 23, 2022 10:17 am

A proposed policy to end the construction of new gas stations in the city of Los Angeles moved a step forward on Wednesday, with Los Angeles City Councilman Paul Koretz announcing that he is currently working on the policy along...

Redux Kidney Dialysis Clinic Initiative Qualifies For November Ballot

June 22, 2022 3:47 pm

Earlier this week, the California Secretary of State’s office announced that a new ballot initiative aimed at boosting the number of requirements for kidney dialysis clinics in the state had verified enough signatures and will appear on the November ballot....