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Gov. Newsom Announced $4 Billion Coronavirus Spending Plan – Including Electric Cars?

January 5, 2021 9:15 pmJanuary 6, 2021 2:41 pm

On Tuesday, Governor Gavin Newsom revealed a $4 billion spending proposal aimed at job growth, small business protections, and the build up for electric car systems in California. Almost half of the proposed spending, $1.5 billion, would go to electric...

General Public COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Estimated For Mid-Spring

January 5, 2021 8:21 pmJanuary 8, 2021 11:15 am

On Tuesday, doctors on California’s vaccine advisory committee noted that COVID-19 vaccines will not reach the general public until mid-spring. Monday, Governor Gavin Newsom had announced a large shortfall in the state’s vaccination goal. While there had been a goal...

Recall Movement Against San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin Grows

January 5, 2021 2:23 pm

On Tuesday, a recall movement against San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin is quickly growing following criticism over allowing the early release of a criminal with little supervision, who proceeded to kill two people on New Year’s Eve. As the...

DA Chesa Boudin Was Former Public Defender for Parolee Involved in Fatal New Years Eve Hit-and-Run

January 5, 2021 2:15 amJanuary 8, 2021 11:16 am

It appears San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin has a shadier past than we thought. The 45-year-old parolee held for the New Year’s Eve hit-and-run deaths of two pedestrians had been facing a Three-Strikes life prison term until he was...

Gov. Newsom Announces Vaccination Shortfall, Increased Vaccination Rollout

January 4, 2021 8:35 pm

On Monday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced during a press conference that California had fallen well short of its vaccination goal, and that the state would be recruiting personnel from other medical and health services. Governor Newsom had announced in 2020,...

FEMA Names LA County As ‘Riskiest’ In Nation

January 4, 2021 6:51 pm

During the weekend the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced a list of the most dangerous areas of the United States, naming Los Angeles County as the riskiest place to live in the country. While the pandemic was not counted as...

Former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer Forms Exploratory Committee For 2022 Gubernatorial Run

January 4, 2021 2:50 pmJanuary 5, 2021 2:18 pm

Former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer launched an exploratory committee Monday to run for Governor on the Republican ticket. Faulconer, who was on the San Diego City Council from 2006 to 2014, and was Mayor from 2014 until last month,...