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City Residents Refuse to Press Charges Against Homeless Criminals

July 25, 2022 8:20 am

“Why aren’t women in upper income neighborhoods pressing charges against transients who attack them in the park or break windows to their home?” a friend asked after learning of a violent break-in attempt in our residential neighborhood. “What is this...

Gavin ‘Orchis Hairgelia’ Newsom in 2024?

July 24, 2022 2:30 amJuly 23, 2022 5:46 pm

So Gavin Newsom is running for President (well, kinda maybe, probably pinky swear if he has no other way to save the country from itself possibly). He doesn’t stand a chance, though oddly enough it may not be totally his...

California Touts Job Gains for Low-Paying, Minimum Wage Jobs

July 23, 2022 2:30 amJuly 22, 2022 9:54 pm

According to new statistics released by the Employment Development Department (EDD) on Friday, California employment continued to improve job growth, announcing more job gains and falling unemployment figures. Overall, California brought in 19,900 new jobs, seeing a gain of jobs...

CA Fair Political Practices Commission Approves Cryptocurrency Campaigns Donations

July 22, 2022 4:20 pm

The California Fair Political Practices Commission voted Thursday to allow state campaigns to accept cryptocurrency donations, reversing a four-year ban on the donations. Since 2018, California has been one of nine states to not allow cryptocurrency donations to campaigns. The...

Governor Newsom Releases Newspaper Ads in Texas Going After Texas Heartbeat Law, Gun Laws

July 22, 2022 1:25 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom released newspaper ads in three Texas newspapers on Friday, attacking the state’s recent abortion law, criticizing them of their stance on gun laws, and fueling speculation that he may be looking at a 2024 run for President....

LA County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer Faces Conflict of Interest Allegations

July 22, 2022 6:10 amJuly 21, 2022 10:19 pm

One week before an indoor mask mandate is likely to be reinstated in LA County due to reports of rising new cases and hospitalizations of COVID-19, new allegations that Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer used a study...

String of Bay Area Factories, Distribution Centers Shut Down This Week

July 21, 2022 12:15 pmJuly 21, 2022 4:05 pm

Several factories and distribution centers shut down across the Bay Area this week due to recent cost crunches, eliminating hundreds of jobs in the process. The first to announce closures this week was an Amy’s Kitchen frozen foods production plant...