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Film, TV Productions Increase In California Due To More Film Tax Credits

November 18, 2020 5:34 pm

On Wednesday, the California Film Commission announced that several TV shows would be moving production to Southern California following $32.5 million in tax being given to them by the state’s film tax credit program. The moves of the Amazon series...

Gov. Newsom Found to Have Lied About Following Health Guidelines at Party

November 18, 2020 2:20 pm

On Wednesday, new details and photos of Governor Gavin Newsom’s controversial attendance at a birthday party at the French Laundry earlier this month revealed that Newsom had lied about some of the circumstances of the event, had broken more COVID-19...

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...