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Bill to Dox Petition Signers to Politicians Targeted For Recall Pulled

April 21, 2021 11:32 amApril 21, 2021 11:34 am

A bill that would have required the State of California to give an elected official who is the subject of a recall election the names and addresses of every voter who signed the petition was removed from consideration this year...

U.S. District Judge Orders Los Angeles To Offer Housing To All Skid Row Homeless By October

April 21, 2021 2:17 amApril 22, 2021 2:56 pm

U.S. District Judge David O. Carter ordered the city and country of Los Angeles on Tuesday to offer housing or shelter to the entire homeless population in the Skid Row neighborhood by October. Skid Row, which has had large numbers...

Southern California to Las Vegas High-Speed Rail Line To Begin Groundbreaking This Year

April 20, 2021 2:49 pm

Six months after being halted due to bond sale issues, Brightline West announced earlier this month that construction of the Las Vegas-Apple Valley high speed train is now scheduled to begin in the second quarter later this year. For several...

LA Mayor Eric Garcetti Proposes $1 Billion in Homeless Funding in State of City Address

April 20, 2021 11:16 am

In his State of the City address on Monday, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti proposed large shifts in policy and funding, including nearly $1 billion in homeless funding, a program that looks into slavery reparations to black residents, and a...

Ventura County Supervisors Dismiss Contempt Lawsuit Against Godspeak Calvary Chapel

April 20, 2021 8:31 amApril 21, 2021 6:18 am

The Ventura County Board of Supervisors dropped their lawsuit against Pastor Rob McCoy and Godspeak Calvary Chapel following the recent U. S. Supreme Court decisions to protect religious practice in California, despite Gov. Gavin Newsom ordering the indefinite closure of churches during...

Bill To Allow Some Businesses To Deduct PPP Loan Assistance Passes in Senate

April 20, 2021 2:37 amApril 19, 2021 5:59 pm

A bill that would give eligible businesses that received Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan assistance the power to deduct expenses on their taxes passed in the Senate on Monday over three months after it was first passed in the Assembly....

San Diego to Pay COVID ‘Hazard Pay’ to County Govt. Employees Who Never Missed a Paycheck

April 19, 2021 3:26 pmApril 20, 2021 6:32 am

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors, led by former State Assemblyman Chairman Nathan Fletcher, has formulated a proposal to distribute stimulus funds provided by the Federal Government’s American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, including hazard pay to the tune...