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Los Angeles Air Quality Agency Suspends Pollution Limits For Crematoriums

January 19, 2021 2:16 pmJanuary 19, 2021 5:58 pm

On Monday, the South Coast Air Quality Management District passed an emergency executive order announcing the suspension of all air quality rules for crematoriums to help clear the large backlog in the Los Angeles area. The order, now in full...

LA Schools Superintendent Asks City, State to Have Schools Become Vaccination Sites

January 18, 2021 8:42 pm

On Monday, Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Superintendent Austin Beutner announced that he requested both state and local officials to immediately turn all schools in the district into COVID-19 vaccination sites. In a letter to both California Health and...

San Diego School Superintendent Cindy Marten Named As Biden’s Next Deputy Education Secretary

January 18, 2021 3:39 pmJanuary 18, 2021 3:47 pm

San Diego United School District (SDUSD) Superintendent Cindy Marten was named by President-elect Joe Biden Monday, as the next United States Deputy Secretary of Education. The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and UC San Diego-educated Marten has worked as an educator...

Green Camouflage Humvee Stolen from CA National Guard

January 18, 2021 7:22 amJanuary 18, 2021 7:22 am

How exactly does a California National Guard battalion not know when someone absconds with a green camouflage Humvee? The FBI in Los Angeles announced on Twitter Sunday that the Humvee was stolen in Bell, California on Friday. https://twitter.com/FBILosAngeles/status/1350610208247132163 Military bloggers...

Gov. Newsom Announces National Guard Activation for Protests Next Week

January 14, 2021 6:07 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom announced Thursday he will be activating up to 1,000 California National Guard troops to help protect the Capitol Building and ‘critical state infrastructure’ in preparation for planned armed protests next week during President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. In...

SF City Administrator Naomi Kelly Resigns Over Bribery Allegations

January 14, 2021 2:48 pmJanuary 14, 2021 6:09 pm

Earlier this week, San Francisco City Administrator handed in her resignation over continued fraud and bribery allegations. The allegations date back to 2016 when General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SF PUC) Harlan Kelly, who is Naomi’s...

CA Republican Rep. David Valadeo Votes With Speaker Pelosi to Impeach President Trump

January 14, 2021 7:14 amJanuary 14, 2021 7:20 am

Two newly elected California Republican members of Congress have sided with House Democrats to impeach and censure President Donald Trump. Rep. David Valadeo (R-CA) voted with Speaker Nancy Pelosi to impeach President Trump Wednesday. Rep. Young Kim and five other...