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California Coastal Commission Rejects Huntington Beach Desalination Plant Proposal

May 13, 2022 1:28 pm

The California Coastal Commission (CCC) voted unanimously on Thursday to reject a Poseidon Water desalination plant from being built in Huntington Beach, stopping a project decades in the works during a time when California needs more freshwater to combat a...

Governor Gavin Newsom Unveils $18.1 Billion ‘Inflation Relief’ Package Proposal

May 13, 2022 2:45 amMay 13, 2022 4:08 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled a $18.1 billion inflation relief package proposal on Thursday, building off previous plans and proposals from prior months and giving a preview of what the Governor’s May budget proposal revision due to be released on Friday...

LA City Councilman Joe Buscaino Drops Out of Mayoral Race

May 12, 2022 3:42 pm

Los Angeles City Councilman and Mayoral candidate Joe Buscaino dropped out of the LA Mayoral race on Thursday, leaving only a handful of viable candidates still in the running. Councilman Buscaino, who had been a candidate for Mayor since announcing...

San Francisco Standard Poll Finds Support for Recall of SF DA Chesa Boudin Still High

May 12, 2022 12:33 pmMay 13, 2022 5:59 am

According to a new poll released by the San Francisco Standard and Embold Research on Thursday, support for Measure H, the recall against San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin, remains high less than a month before the vote on June...

Senate Republicans Send Budgetary Requests To Democratic Leaders Ahead of Gov. Newsom’s May Budget Revise

May 12, 2022 2:24 amMay 11, 2022 8:37 pm

California Senate Republicans on Wednesday responded to Governor Gavin Newsom’s plan to announce a revised budget proposal on Friday with a list of budget priorities for the state’s spending next year, including on how to spend the estimated $68 billion...

What the Attorney General Candidates are Saying About the Gascon and Boudin Recalls

May 12, 2022 2:16 amMay 12, 2022 7:48 am

At a local level, District Attorneys in California arguably have more power to impact day to day lives and events than does the Attorney General. And nowhere have we seen the impact of this direct influence more than in Los...

BREAKING: California’s Under-21 Firearms Sale Ban Overturned in 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

May 11, 2022 4:04 pmMay 12, 2022 6:05 am

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 on Wednesday that California’s ban on sales of semiautomatic weapons to those under 21 violated the second amendment and thus is unconstitutional. According to the Jones v. Bonta decision, which reversed...