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Aaron Persky, Brock Turner’s Sentencing Judge, Loses Tennis Coach Job Following Media Exposure

September 13, 2019 11:47 am

A judge who was recalled by Bay Area voters after giving a man six months in prison for sexual assault, lost another job earlier this week thanks in large part to media exposure. Aaron Persky was hired by Lynbrook High...

Sacramento Press Club ‘Conversation’ with CADEM Party Chair Rusty Hicks and CAGOP Party Chair Jessica Millan Patterson

September 13, 2019 7:50 amSeptember 22, 2019 12:42 pm

The Sacramento Press Club hosted a “conversation” with California Democratic Party Chair Rusty Hicks and California Republican Party Chair Jessica Millan Patterson Sept. 11. However that conversation moved right into a debate with the first question about California’s Motor Voter program....

Political Ad Text Messages Will Now Need To Disclose Who Is Paying For Them In California

September 12, 2019 6:01 pmSeptember 13, 2019 3:43 pm

Assembly Bill 201, which will have all political text messages to disclose who the committee and their top contributors are in the the text, was passed by the state Senate Wednesday 34-1. Authored by Assemblymembers Sabrina Cervantes (D-Corona) and Kevin...

‘Deepfake’ Audio and Visual Political Ads Faces Ban With Looming Senate Vote

September 10, 2019 1:34 pm

Assembly Bill 730, which would ban ads that have been altered using ‘deepfake technology’ will be decided soon in the statehouse. ‘Deepfake’ technology uses facial scans and new audio to create a fake video using footage from a real video....

Brad Parscale: California Leads in Campaign Donations for President Donald Trump

September 8, 2019 4:32 pmSeptember 9, 2019 6:34 am

President Trump’s campaign manager Brad Parscale told a crowd at the California Republican Party Convention Saturday that California is the leading state for donations. This announcement was made to Republican delegates and guests gearing up for the 2020 election...

California Globe Hires Reporter Evan Symon

September 5, 2019 11:30 amSeptember 6, 2019 12:02 pm

California Globe has expanded its reporting reach with the announcement that it has hired experienced journalist Evan Symon to join its ranks as a full-time senior editor. Symon will report to the site’s editor in chief, longtime Sacramento journalist Katy...

Pacific Standard Magazine Abruptly Shuts Down

August 7, 2019 3:40 pmMarch 16, 2022 12:27 pm

The highly respected Santa Barbara-based social justice magazine Pacific Standard stunned its staff today with a sudden announcement that it is shutting down effective almost immediately. According to a wrenching post by editor in chief Nicholas Jackson, “We learned this...