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Placentia’s Independent Fire Department Saves Millions and Improves Service

November 18, 2020 6:24 amNovember 18, 2020 6:30 am

On July 1, 2020, the City of Placentia formally terminated its contract with the Orange County Fire Authority, where the average operations employee in 2018 collected pay and benefits in excess of $241,000. Seeking to create a new model that reduced...

Los Angeles County Announces More COVID-19 Restrictions, Curfew

November 18, 2020 2:49 amNovember 19, 2020 7:21 am

A day after Governor Gavin Newsom announced more statewide restrictions and counties moving to higher reopening tiers, the Los Angeles County Department of Health announced that more restrictions , as well as a business curfew, would be placed in the...

Sonoma County, Other Cities Sue PG&E Over Kincade Fire Damage Last Year

November 17, 2020 2:26 pm

On Tuesday, Sonoma County and a mix of other local entities and cities sued the Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) utility company over damages caused by the 2019 Kincade Fire in Sonoma County. According to a joint news release on...

A Fireside Chat with Congressman Tom McClintock After Reelection to CA-4

November 17, 2020 1:37 pmNovember 17, 2020 1:37 pm

Republican California Congressman Tom McClintock may be used to running for reelection, having been elected and reelected to Congress since 2009. California’s 4th Congressional District is one of the largest, most expansive districts in the state, extending from the North...

Five Protesters Charged With Toppling Junipero Serra Statues in San Rafael

November 17, 2020 2:15 amNovember 16, 2020 8:56 pm

Five protesters who helped topple a statue of Father Junipero Serra in San Rafael last month have been charged with felony vandalism, the first major charges for protestors destroying or knocking over statues this year. Destruction or toppling statues of...

Congressman Mike Garcia Hangs on to Narrow 104 Vote Lead in Congressional Race

November 16, 2020 5:31 pmNovember 17, 2020 12:29 pm

On Monday, the latest results for the 25th Congressional District race between incumbent Congressman Mike Garcia (R-CA) and Assemblywoman Christy Smith (D-Santa Clarita) show that the race is still too close to call despite two weeks of vote tabulation. Congressman...

Proposed SF Ban on Smoking Inside Apartment Buildings Quickly Gains Opposition

November 16, 2020 2:32 pmNovember 17, 2020 12:16 pm

On Monday, significant public opposition began to form around a proposed San Francisco Board of Supervisors bill that, if passed, would ban smoking inside private apartment buildings. The bill, authored by Supervisor Norman Yee, would specifically ban usage inside apartment...