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Assemblywoman Shirley Weber Tapped By Governor Newsom As Next Sec. of State

December 22, 2020 7:36 pm

On Tuesday, Governor Gavin Newsom nominated Assemblywoman Shirley Weber (D-San Diego) to fill the newly vacant position of Secretary of State of California. Governor Newsom’s decision came only hours after he made the post vacant by selecting the soon-to-be former...

Legislature to Postpone January 2021 Session Return By a Week

December 22, 2020 1:31 pmDecember 22, 2020 1:31 pm

On Monday, Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood) and Senate President Pro Tempore Toni Atkins (D-San Diego) announced that the California Legislature will delay their winter session return from January 4th to January 11th. The decision was largely made due to...

Los Angeles County Reverses Ban on Indoor Religious Services

December 21, 2020 5:06 pm

Over the weekend, Los Angeles County reversed their ban on indoor religious services, allowing churches and other houses of worship to open up in time for Christmas and other seasonal holidays. Since the summer, houses of worship, led by the...

Liberal ‘Anti-Racism’ Does More Harm Than Good

December 20, 2020 2:15 amDecember 20, 2020 9:01 pm

Last month, Sacramento County Supervisors passed a resolution declaring racism to be a “public health crisis.” Only one supervisor, Sue Frost, voted against it. Reaction was swift. Columnist Marcos Breton writing for the Sacramento Bee, was outraged, describing Frost’s attempts to explain her reasoning...

Los Angeles Mulls Stricter Business Restrictions Due To Rise in COVID-19 Cases

December 19, 2020 8:36 am

On Thursday, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced that the city may enact stricter business limits and more closures for certain types of businesses if COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to rise. Los Angeles County, which reported over 16,000 new...

San Diego County Restaurants Reopen After Court Ruling

December 18, 2020 9:40 pmDecember 18, 2020 9:40 pm

On Friday, restaurants across San Diego County reopened their doors following a preliminary injunction granted Wednesday by San Diego County Superior Court Judge Joel R. Wohlfeil. Judge Wohlfeil had ordered that two San Diegan strip clubs, as well as as...

PG&E Faces Another Wildfire Damage Lawsuit in Northern California

December 18, 2020 2:28 pm

On Thursday, a group of more than 150 people in Shasta and Tehama Counties filed suit against Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) in Shasta County Superior Court over property damage from the Zogg Fire that occurred in September and October...