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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...

London Breed Proposes New Housing Legislation

September 20, 2018 6:45 amSeptember 19, 2018 7:36 pm

San Francisco Mayor London Breed has introduced legislation in an effort to keep more than 3,400 proposed housing units—of which nearly 500 of them are permanently affordable—from turning into another example of the city’s forgotten development region. With its demanding...

Mayor London Breed Implements Workforce Diversity Plan

September 19, 2018 7:43 pm

Issuing an executive directive, Mayor London Breed has called upon heads at the San Francisco Department of Human Resources to implement policies “ensuring a diverse, fair, and inclusive” city workplace. Breed has announced this several-step strategy one day before a...

City of Los Angeles To Outlaw Fur Sales

September 19, 2018 7:21 pm

Earlier this afternoon, the Los Angeles City Council unanimously voted to approve drafting an ordinance to ban fur sales in the city. Other cities such as West Hollywood, Berkeley and San Francisco already have fur bans. However their regulations vary...

Vista Stands With Federal Lawsuit

September 17, 2018 7:15 amSeptember 16, 2018 11:53 am

The City of Vista is showing love for federal litigation and President Trump as it rallies against California’s “sanctuary state” laws. This week, the Vista City Council, located in Northwest San Diego County, declined to reverse an earlier decision to...