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Gov. Tim Walz to Make Unusual October Fundraising Run from San Diego to Sacramento

October 5, 2024 7:17 amOctober 5, 2024 7:17 am

More fundraising stops in California by Minnesota Governor and Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Tim Walz were announced on Friday, with stops next week including San Diego, Montecito, Los Angeles and Sacramento. Early fall fundraising stops during presidential election years is...

Crazifornia: Amsterdam-Style Cannabis Cafes Coming to a Neighborhood Near You

October 4, 2024 8:34 amOctober 4, 2024 8:39 am

Sacramento is rolling out cannabis consumption lounges and cannabis cafes, under a bill just signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom. There will be permitted smoking lounges as well as edible lounges, similar to pot cafes in Amsterdam. So lighting...

A Sacramento County Welfare Program Available Only for Some Racial Groups

October 3, 2024 11:20 amOctober 3, 2024 11:23 am

In ten days, the Sacramento County Department of Child, Family and Adult Services will close its application window for a welfare program called “Family First Economic Support Pilot (FFESP).” This guaranteed income pilot aims to provide low-income parents or legal...

Amazon to Close More Facilities In California, Affecting Over 300 Jobs

September 12, 2024 12:32 pmSeptember 12, 2024 12:32 pm

Online retail company Amazon announced on Wednesday that two more fulfillment centers, one based in Sacramento and the other in Irvine, are to close by early November, becoming the latest Amazon closure in the state. Over the last two years,...

California’s Latest Crime Events Prove Why Prop 36 to Reform Prop 47 is Essential

September 5, 2024 8:00 amOctober 15, 2025 4:18 pm

California’s ongoing crime crisis is everywhere – no one is spared, except high ranking politicians and Hollywood elite who have security. Crime and rampant retail theft throughout California cities has caused thousands of small business and store closures. Escalating fentanyl...

An ‘Inclusive’ DEI Sacramento

August 16, 2024 9:00 amAugust 16, 2024 10:59 am

The City of Sacramento has – like sooo many other cities – an Office of Diversity and Equity and it wants you to know – to start with – exactly what that means. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are, of course,...

If Sac State’s Audit of CapRadio Isn’t a Cover-Up, Then Name Names and File Appropriate Charges

August 8, 2024 12:30 pmAugust 8, 2024 2:55 pm

In October 2023 the Globe reported on Sacramento’s public radio station Capital Public Radio (CapRadio), a NPR affiliate, when it laid off 12% of its staff and canceled four shows because of “ongoing financial issues.” Those “ongoing financial issues” stem...