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Biden Administration Chooses CPUC Commissioner As Next Regional EPA Head

December 10, 2021 11:33 am

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan announced on Thursday that President Joe Biden chose California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) Commissioner Martha Guzman Aceves as the Agency’s new head of Region 9, which covers California, Arizona, Nevada, Hawaii, Pacific island...

Sacramento Homeless Population Grows While Mayor and Council Wring Their Hands

December 10, 2021 7:32 amDecember 13, 2021 7:34 am

A large homeless encampment of 160 RVs, campers, trailers, vans and cars, was cleared from a North Sacramento industrial area last week. Crews towed RVs, trailers and cars away. GoodDay Sacramento has video, and it’s not pretty. Lining many streets...

SF Board of Supervisors Passes Legislation allowing Sheriff’s Deputies To Work Overtime As Retail Security

December 10, 2021 2:26 amDecember 9, 2021 9:27 pm

Earlier this week, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed legislation to allow San Francisco Sheriff’s Department Deputies to work voluntary overtime shifts at local retail establishments. For the last few years, as crime has skyrocketed in San Francisco, city...

Attorney General Rob Bonta announces Investigation Into Torrance PD Text Scandal

December 9, 2021 3:52 pm

Attorney General Rob Bonta announced on Wednesday that the California Department of Justice would be reviewing multiple allegations of racism, excessive force, and other forms of misconduct by the Torrance Police Department. The investigation was largely spurred by a Los...

Father, Son Arrested Over Allegedly Starting Caldor Wildfire in Northern CA

December 9, 2021 11:52 am

A Northern California father and son were arrested on Wednesday over allegedly starting the large Caldor wildfire in August, which had come close to burning down the resort city of South Lake Tahoe. The Caldor Fire began on August 14th...

Oakland City Council Votes To Add More Police, Police Academies Amid Crime Surge

December 9, 2021 2:20 amApril 3, 2022 8:35 am

The Oakland City Council voted Tuesday to add more police academies and officers, reversing a course of police defunding and hiring freezes from the last year and a half. Press play to hear a narrated version of this story, presented...

Nearly 500 Los Angeles School Employees Fired for Not Complying with State Vaccine Mandate

December 8, 2021 3:55 pmDecember 9, 2021 12:16 pm

The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) fired 496 employees for not complying with the District vaccine mandate on Tuesday. And 600 more are on the chopping block. The LAUSD COVID-19 vaccination mandate was first announced in the late summer,...