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Bill Aimed At Bringing More Young People Into Apprenticeship Programs Assigned Subcommittees

February 11, 2025 4:52 pmFebruary 12, 2025 11:24 am

A bill aimed at bringing more young people into apprenticeship programs was assigned to several subcommittees on Monday. Assembly Bill 296, authored by Assemblywoman Laurie Davies (R-Laguna Niguel), would change current law which requires a school district or school to...

Pacific Legal Files Lawsuit Challenging UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Race-Based Internship Program

February 11, 2025 1:24 pmFebruary 11, 2025 1:37 pm

The policy of race-based admissions to Californias’s UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland internship program is facing a very serious federal lawsuit. To start, race-based admissions are illegal in California. Proposition 209, a ban on affirmative action, was passed by California...

Former Congresswoman Barbara Lee Returns Donations From Family Linked to Sheng Thao Scandal

February 11, 2025 2:45 amFebruary 11, 2025 2:46 am

Former Congresswoman and current Oakland Mayoral candidate Barbara Lee handed back $5,000 in donations on Monday given to her by Andy and David Duong, the recycling business owners who were recently indicted in the same scandal involving former Mayor Sheng...

Governor Newsom Touts New Online Dashboard to Track LA Recovery

February 10, 2025 5:01 pmFebruary 10, 2025 5:01 pm

This might make you spit your coffee – Governor Gavin Newsom just announced that his administration launched a “new dashboard to track LA recovery.” I’m remembering his Covid dashboard and what an absurdity that was, as well as constantly (deliberately?)...

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass Swiftly Reverses Course Over $500K Paycheck for Wildfire Czar For 3 Months Work

February 10, 2025 1:43 pmFebruary 10, 2025 1:43 pm

Over the weekend, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced that her chief wildfire recovery officer, Steve Soboroff, would be paid $500,000 over the course of 90 days. Following a major public outcry, she then backtracked, saying he would be working...

Let’s Unpack Gov. Newsom’s New Executive Order to ‘Harden Homes Against Wildfires’

February 9, 2025 3:30 amFebruary 10, 2025 9:11 am

Big government authoritarianism: That’s what California Governor Gavin Newsom is to the residents in Pacific Palisades, Altadena, and other parts of Los Angeles whose homes were burned to the ground in January. Pacific Palisades residents – some who lost their...

Back In Court: The Continued Fall Of Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao

February 8, 2025 6:00 amFebruary 8, 2025 4:44 pm

The past few years have not been kind to disgraced former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao. After narrowly defeating fellow Councilmember Loren Taylor in 2022, Thao went on to have a hard time addressing crime and public safety concerns, as well as...