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Actress, Activist Jane Fonda Nearly Ran For Governor This Year

August 5, 2021 2:30 amAugust 6, 2021 6:34 am

A new report by the San Francisco Chronicle on Wednesday revealed that activist and actress Jane Fonda explored and nearly filed paperwork to run for Governor of California during the recall election earlier this year. Earlier this year, concerns among...

Sorry, Forest Service: Fire is NOT our Friend

August 4, 2021 4:43 pmAugust 4, 2021 4:53 pm

On July 4th, lightning struck a tree in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest in Alpine County, California, igniting a small fire that smoldered for days in a quarter acre of rugged terrain. According to Sheriff Rick Stephens, California’s fire-fighting agency, CalFire,...

Recall Candidate Larry Elder Reaffirms Stance On $0 Minimum Wage

August 4, 2021 3:41 pm

During a press event with journalists on Tuesday, radio host and gubernatorial recall candidate Larry Elder decried California’s $14 minimum wage, arguing that the ideal minimum wage in the state was $0. Elder reiterated his stance that businesses and workers...

Latest Mask Mandates Don’t Add Up With Natural Immunity Winning, and Counties Showing Few Deaths

August 4, 2021 2:28 pm

Sacramento County, which has 2 new deaths attributed to COVID, has had a total of 1,784 COVID related deaths since the start of the “pandemic.” San Francisco County doesn’t have any recent deaths listed attributable to COVID, has 19 hospitalizations,...

California State Water Resources Control Board Votes To End Water Diversions For Over 5,700 Farmers

August 4, 2021 2:19 pmAugust 5, 2021 11:36 am

The California State Water Resources Control Board unanimously voted 5-0 on Tuesday to stop water diversions for thousands of Californians in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta watershed on Tuesday. According to the new limitations, 5,700 water right holders, including farmers and...

2021 Recall Election: Black GOP Candidate Ahead, Majority of Latinos In Favor of the Recall

August 4, 2021 10:47 amAugust 4, 2021 2:20 pm

A new Emerson College poll released on Tuesday shows that Governor Gavin Newsom is barely hanging onto a majority against the recall 48% to 46%. However, among the candidates hoping to replace him, one stands out and has quickly grown...

San Diego City Council Passes New Ghost Gun Limited Ordinance

August 3, 2021 5:05 pm

San Diego City Council leaders on Monday approved a proposal to ban ghost gun kits and parts from the city. The Eliminate Non-Serialized Untraceable Firearm Ordinance (ENUF Ordinance), authored by Councilwoman Marni Von Wilpert, will effectively “prohibit the possession, purchase,...