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California’s Interesting Conflict Over Rep. Maxine Waters ‘Inciting Violence’ in Minnesota

April 19, 2021 11:36 amApril 19, 2021 3:45 pm

(UPDATE below) House Minority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) warned House Speaker Nancy Pelosi he would “bring action” against Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA) after she traveled to Brooklyn Center, Minnesota Saturday night and incited violence by telling angry protesters to...

Former Producer Harvey Weinstein Indicted by Los Angeles DA, Fights CA Extradition

April 12, 2021 5:49 pm

Former Hollywood producer and convicted sex offender Harvey Weinstein was indicted over sexual assault charges by Los Angeles County district attorneys on Monday, challenging an extradition from New York to California. Weinstein, who is currently serving 23 years in Wende...

New Survey Shows That 40% of All California Voters Would Recall Governor Newsom

March 31, 2021 7:39 pmApril 1, 2021 11:35 am

According to a new survey released late Tuesday by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPI), just over half of all Californian voters still approve of Governor Gavin Newsom’s performance, with a similar percentage being in favor of keeping him...

Social Media Companies Would Be Forced To Disclose Ban, Flagging Policies in New Assembly Bill

March 29, 2021 3:03 pm

On Monday, a bill to require social media platforms to publicly disclose corporate policies on what exactly gets people temporarily banned or permanently banned from those sites was introduced in the Assembly. Assembly Bill 587, authored by Assemblyman Jesse Gabriel...

CalMatters Lectures Globe on Who’s Allowed to Practice Journalism

March 29, 2021 10:45 amMarch 17, 2022 8:36 pm

There’s an alarming trend occurring in journalism right now. Woke scolds are no longer content simply to fire those with forbidden points of view. They also want the power to decide who is entitled to call himself a journalist. The...

Bill That Would Set Up 988 Mental Health Emergency Number Introduced in Assembly

February 26, 2021 2:35 pmMarch 4, 2021 11:52 am

Earlier this week, a new bill that would set up “988” as a new emergency number for mental health crises in California, was introduced in the Assembly. Assembly Bill 988, authored by Assemblywoman Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda), would create the 988...

President Joe Biden Denounces Governor Newsom Recall Campaign

February 9, 2021 8:14 pmFebruary 11, 2021 9:42 am

President Joe Biden formally came out against the recall movement of Governor Gavin Newsom this week, citing his commitment to numerous policies in California, including his control of COVID-19. President Biden’s support for Newsom came in the form of a...