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2020 March Primary Preview: 35th State Assembly District

January 22, 2020 2:42 amJanuary 30, 2020 8:57 am

The 35th Assembly District: The 35th Assembly District is essentially San Luis Obispo County with a part of Northern Santa Barbara County. It’s a mix of traditionally conservative and traditionally liberal leaning areas. An Air Force Base, farm areas, and...

Uber Begins to Allow Drivers to Set Their Own Fares in Newest AB 5 Changes

January 21, 2020 5:09 pmJanuary 22, 2020 8:31 am

Uber began testing driver-set fares in three California cities on Tuesday in the latest change the rideshare company has made in the wake of AB 5. Tests in Sacramento, Santa Barbara, and Palm Springs Rideshare passengers using Uber in the...

San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer Announces Plan for Ballot Measure to Combat Homelessness

January 21, 2020 8:49 amJanuary 22, 2020 12:42 pm

San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer announced last week his goal of taking a ballot initiative to combat homelessness in California, directly to the voters. Faulconer is the only big-city California Mayor who has successfully reduced homelessness in his city using...

Manhattan Beach Firefighter Pay Averages Over $300,000 Per Year

January 21, 2020 2:07 amJanuary 21, 2020 8:52 am

There is now a $300,000 club for California’s firefighters. In the City of Manhattan Beach during 2018, the average pay and benefits for a full time firefighter were $300,242. While the Manhattan Beach firefighters, at least through 2018, belong to...

Sinaloa Cartel Drug Lord Extradited to California

January 20, 2020 5:10 pmJanuary 21, 2020 8:49 am

Sinaloa cartel drug tunneler and trafficker Jose Sanchez-Villalobos has been extradited to the United States from Mexico to face trial. Sanchez-Villalobos had built two major drug tunnels from Tijuana to the Otay Mesa Industrial Park in San Diego County and...

California Joins 13 Other States to Sue the Department of Agriculture Over Food Stamps Cut

January 20, 2020 2:45 pmJanuary 21, 2020 8:50 am

California and 13 other states filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Thursday over new SNAP restrictions. 400,000 cut off CalFresh in California Under new Federal rules that were set to begin on April 1st, adults...

A San Diego County Beach Community Questions The Intentions Of A Proposed Parking Lot for Homeless

January 19, 2020 2:04 pmJanuary 20, 2020 9:39 am

If you build it they will come. Residents in a coastal beach town in North San Diego County are fighting to prevent a regional program for the homeless from anchoring itself inside a dense residential neighborhood, zoned agricultural and...