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LA Mayor Eric Garcetti Endorses Joe Biden for President

March 2, 2020 7:42 amMarch 2, 2020 10:37 am

In early January, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced his endorsement for former Vice President Joe Biden for the Democratic Presidential nomination. “We need Joe Biden to bring our nation and world together during these most divided and dangerous times,”...

CA 2020 Primary: Is California Going to have Iowa-style Primary Chaos?

February 28, 2020 7:05 amFebruary 28, 2020 7:05 am

A bill to permit a voter to change their party preference or update their residence address without reregistering to vote has been passed in the California Legislature, and was just signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom February 13th, two...

2020 March Primary Preview: 2nd Congressional District

February 28, 2020 2:34 amFebruary 28, 2020 7:30 am

The 2nd Congressional District: Riding the coastline from the Oregon border all the way down to just outside San Francisco, the 2nd District is the oddball northern California district in that it is solidly blue. Del Norte, Humboldt, Marin, Mendocino,...

California Lottery Found to Have Not Paid Schools $36 million

February 27, 2020 7:50 pm

According to a report by the California State Auditor’s office on Tuesday the California Lottery owes schools across California $36 million in unpaid funding. $36 million not paid in one fiscal year The audit found that, within the 2017-2018 fiscal...

Gov. Newsom Updates Public on Coronavirus Spread in California, Advises Citizens to Use Common Sense.

February 27, 2020 1:18 pmFebruary 28, 2020 7:29 am

“He hasn’t seen something on this scale before and it shows.” Governor Gavin Newsom held a press conference in Sacramento on Thursday, updating the public on how the COVID-19 coronavirus was spreading in the state. As of Thursday, 33...

California Globe Interview with Burbank Mayor Sharon Springer

February 27, 2020 6:44 amFebruary 28, 2020 7:49 am

Since 2017, Sharon Springer has been a member of the Burbank City Council. This past December, the rotating one-year mayor term elevated her to Mayor. With Burbank facing many of the same issues that Californian cities are currently facing, such...

Did Michael Bloomberg Say He ‘Bought’ the Endorsement of 21 of the Newest Democrat Members of Congress?

February 26, 2020 5:20 pmFebruary 28, 2020 3:08 pm

Inquiring minds want to know if former New York City Mayor and Presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg really “bought” the endorsement of the 21 Democrat members of Congress he contributed $100 million to in 2018. Californians may want to know how...