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Proposition C Pits Rival Start-Up Billionaires Against One Another

October 16, 2018 11:12 amOctober 18, 2018 6:37 am

In three weeks the city of San Francisco will vote on a highly contentious proposition that will ask residents to decide if they should tax large local businesses in an effort to help alleviage the homeless epidemic long plaguing the...

Sacramento Captures Big Win to Combat Housing Crisis

October 10, 2018 5:15 pmOctober 10, 2018 2:40 pm

The Sacramento City Council has just voted to bring a significant amount of city housing to the R Street Corridor of downtown Sacramento. In the passage of the vote, the city has announced it will lend nearly $3.3 million to...

District 22 Competitor Looks to Sink Nunes with DCCC Funding

October 4, 2018 3:33 pmOctober 31, 2018 5:48 am

As November midterm elections creep closer, Democrats are stepping up efforts to take back a Republican controlled Congress. But are they overlooking certain districts? California Democratic Candidate Andrew Janz thinks so. Andrew Janz, a Fresno County deputy district attorney has...

City of Sacramento Focuses on Economic Development Strategy

October 4, 2018 12:15 pmOctober 4, 2018 12:13 pm

Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg and members of the Sacramento City Council have unanimously agreed upon setting up preliminary framework for guiding future city investments relating to economic development. The council’s goal is to create jobs that benefit all of Sacramento’s...

Huntington Beach Judge Rules Against California Sanctuary State Law

October 2, 2018 8:00 amOctober 2, 2018 7:42 am

An Orange County Superior Court judge has ruled that California’s “sanctuary state” protections for undocumented immigrants infringe on Huntington Beach’s local control as a charter city, making Huntington the first city to successfully challenge the controversial law. Last year, State...

Brown Audibles Again: No Shutdown of Cow Palace Firearms Sales

October 1, 2018 7:45 amOctober 1, 2018 6:01 am

This week’s bill signings by Governor Jerry Brown have been anything but predictable. With today being that last day Brown can act on a bill before it dies, a plethora of signatures have been handed out. Among them is Senate...

Obama Freeway O-bandoned?

September 25, 2018 2:30 pmSeptember 25, 2018 3:21 pm

State Senator Anthony Portantino (D-Los Angeles) was in attendance for an event today supporting his beloved Obama Highway project. You might have heard about Los Angeles city leaders passing a proposal to rename Rodeo Road after President Barack Obama—the notion...