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LA DA Gascon Trying to Overturn 1994 Murder Case From Death Penalty

July 27, 2022 2:30 amJuly 26, 2022 9:21 pm

The office of Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon faced increased criticism on Tuesday following reports that they are now asking a Superior Court Judge to change the sentence of a man who killed two people in 1994 from...

New TPUSA Straw Poll Finds Gov. Newsom is Seen as the Democratic Candidate For a Republican to Beat in 2024

July 26, 2022 3:57 pm

A recently released Turning Point USA straw poll found that Governor Gavin Newsom is believed to be the hardest Democratic candidate for a Republican to beat in 2024 receiving nearly 7 times the number of votes that President Joe Biden...

Beverly Hills City Council Votes Unanimously to Not Enforce County Mask Mandate

July 26, 2022 12:35 pmJuly 27, 2022 8:18 am

The Beverly Hills City Council voted to not enforce an all but certain return of the Los Angeles County indoor mask mandate on Monday night. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is only a few days away from...

Measure K Limits Term, Imposes Salary/Benefits Cap on San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors

July 26, 2022 10:05 amJuly 26, 2022 8:10 am

A voter approved measure that could fundamentally change the way local government operates in San Bernardino County seems posed to survive a recent court challenge in appellate court after judges for California 4th District issued an opinion on July 12. ...

Former California State Senator Bob Dutton Dies at 71

July 26, 2022 6:30 amJuly 26, 2022 10:50 am

Former California State Senator Bob Dutton died this past Saturday after a battle with cancer at 71. He leaves behind his wife Andrea Guillen Dutton, daughter Kara, and father Ted. Dutton, a former Assemblyman, State Senator, as well as Senate Republican...

LA County Restaurants, Bars Prepare for Indoor Mask Mandate Return

July 26, 2022 6:00 amJuly 25, 2022 9:13 pm

Los Angeles County restaurants continue to prepare for the likely return of public indoor mask mandates by the end of the month, with many looking for possible ways around the ban. For the last several months, the rise in cases of...

Alameda County Sued Over Racial Preferences in Awarding Governmental Contracts

July 25, 2022 4:17 pmJuly 26, 2022 7:39 am

The Californians for Equal Rights Foundation (CFER), along with co-plaintiffs represented by Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF), filed a lawsuit against Alameda County on Monday, challenging two public contracting programs that impose race-based preferences for minority-owned companies. For decades, the U.S....