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Gov. Newsom Issues Another COVID Statewide Business Lockdown

July 13, 2020 4:19 pmJuly 15, 2020 6:14 am

California’s Gov. Gavin Newsom has issued an order for the entire state to again close indoor businesses: Fitness centers and gyms, churches, offices, hair and nail salons and barbershops, shopping malls, restaurants, bars, museums, zoos and movie theaters are all...

Cooper Hefner, Son Of Hugh, Announces Run For State Senate

July 13, 2020 2:53 pmJuly 13, 2020 5:13 pm

On Monday, Cooper Hefner, media executive and son of Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, announced that he would be running for a California Senate seat in 2022. ‘Cooper Hefner for California Senate’ launches According to his exploratory committee, Hefner will be...

L.A. Teachers Union: Schools Can’t Reopen Unless Charter Schools Shut Down, Police Defunded

July 13, 2020 2:10 amJuly 14, 2020 8:22 am

In what appears to be a labor union power play, the United Teachers Los Angeles union announced Friday that Los Angeles Unified District schools effectively cannot reopen unless certain conditions are met: privately operated publicly funded charter schools are shut...

Shutdown California University Athletics May Cause Election Result Shifts This Fall

July 11, 2020 7:36 amJuly 12, 2020 8:24 am

College sports programs across California this week saw an unprecedented number of cuts, delays, and adjustments, which may factor into several elections later this year. Major changes for California university athletics Many college and university athletic programs have been drastically...

Anti-Robocall Bill Faces Assembly Vote After Extended Recess

July 10, 2020 7:40 pm

Later this month, a bill that is designed to limit robocalls and increase consumer protections against robocalls will face numerous in the legislature following amendments made to tie the bill in with the current coronavirus pandemic. Limiting robocalls with some...

Miguel Santiago introduced the free tuition bill.

Bill That Would Establish a California Run “I-Bank” Polarizes State Lawmakers

July 10, 2020 3:51 pmJuly 13, 2020 9:04 am

A new bill in the Assembly would create a publicly owned state bank that would give loans to city governments and small businesses, has gained traction during the extended legislative recess and has become poised to be one of the...

Los Angeles Faces Possible Second Mandatory Stay-At-Home Order

July 9, 2020 9:38 pmJuly 10, 2020 7:41 pm

On Wednesday, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti warned that the city could be facing a second mandatory stay-at-home order if COVID-19 cases continued to grow. LA’s COVID-19 threat level remains high Mayor Garcetti utilized the cities recently unveiled color-coded COVID-19...