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Controversial Bill to Require Legacy Media Give 120-Day Notice of Sale

May 9, 2025 6:55 amMay 9, 2025 6:55 am

A bill to require legacy media outlets to give at least 120 days advance warning through an intent to sell notice before a sale of a local news company continued to be heard in the Assembly this week. Assembly Bill...

Riverside Co. Sheriff, Gubernatorial Candidate Chad Bianco Joins Huntington Beach Sanctuary City Lawsuit

May 8, 2025 1:26 pmMay 8, 2025 1:28 pm

America First Legal (AFL) announced Thursday that Riverside County Sheriff and 2026 Gubernatorial candidate Chad Bianco would be joining as a plaintiff in their large Huntington Beach sanctuary city lawsuit, pitting him against the state of California, Governor Gavin Newsom...

Ringside: Saving California’s Rural Water Users

May 8, 2025 7:05 amMay 8, 2025 7:05 am

Despite its status as an agricultural superpower, eclipsing every other U.S. state in farm output, California’s farming sector wields relatively little influence in Sacramento. When you evaluate the state’s GDP components, the sectors that dominate are financial, IT, and services, at...

Greenberg: The Case for Canceling the SFPD’s No-Mugshot Policy Now

May 8, 2025 6:00 amMay 9, 2025 6:29 am

In July 2020, the San Francisco Police Department under long-serving Chief William Scott, implemented a controversial “no booking photos” policy restricting the release of most mug shots, citing concerns about “racial bias and stereotypes”, particularly against Black and brown individuals....

The Increased Likelihood of a California Papal Visit

May 8, 2025 2:55 amMay 8, 2025 2:56 am

The 2025 Papal Conclave is expected to pick a new Pope in the coming days. While there are many frontrunners, including Cardinal Luis Tagle of the Philippines, Cardinal Pietro Parolin of Italy, Cardinal Peter Erdo of Hungary, and Cardinal Mateo...

Poll Finds More Californians Believe Newsom is Focusing More on Becoming President than Being Governor

May 8, 2025 2:45 amMay 8, 2025 2:46 am

According to a new UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies (IGS) poll released on Wednesday, with well over a majority of voters saying that Governor Gavin Newsom is doing more things that will benefit him as a presidential candidate rather...

President Trump Confirms California’s High Speed Rail System Will No Longer Receive Any Federal Funds

May 7, 2025 7:00 amMay 7, 2025 2:45 pm

In a joint conference with newly elected Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday, President Donald Trump said that the federal government would not put any more money towards the California High-Speed Rail system, all but ensuring further budgetary gaps...