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Musician Tim Myers Announces Run Against Rep. Ken Calvert In 41st District House Race Next Year

April 18, 2025 2:45 amApril 18, 2025 2:46 am

In a surprise announcement on Thursday, musician and former OneRepublic bassist Tim Myers said that he would be running against Congressman Ken Calvert (R-CA) in the Inland Empire-Palm Springs based 41st Congressional District race next year. “Ken Calvert has been...

New Bill Would Give Up to $750 Tax Credits for Pet Adoption Continues To Await Assembly Hearing

April 17, 2025 7:39 pmApril 17, 2025 7:39 pm

A new bill that would give Californians up to $750 worth of tax credits to cover pet adoption fees from a shelter, plus first year of ownership medical expenses, continues to await being heard in a committee this week. Assembly...

With DOGE Cuts on CISA Budget Looming, Private Sector Must Step Up

April 17, 2025 3:01 pmApril 17, 2025 3:01 pm

Nowadays, small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are caught in an endless cybersecurity “Squid Game,” where the rules keep changing, the stakes are life-or-death for their data, and no one’s offering a second chance. Except, instead of harmless childhood games and...

Medicare and a Nation of Fools

April 17, 2025 2:08 pmApril 17, 2025 2:08 pm

Medicare is a big fat scam, and it always has been. It’s an adjunct of Social Security, itself a Ponzi scheme. A Ponzi scheme is defined in Webster’s Dictionary as “an investment swindle in which some early investors are paid...

Harris Takes Lead in 2026 Gubernatorial Race in Latest Poll

April 17, 2025 1:33 pmApril 17, 2025 1:33 pm

In a new Inside California Politics/Emerson College poll released Thursday, former Vice President Kamala Harris (D) jumped back up into the lead amongst hypothetical candidates with 31% of respondents in support, while former Congresswoman Katie Porter (D) led a poll...

Oakland Mayoral Special Election: Loren Taylor Holds Narrow Lead Over Barbara Lee

April 16, 2025 7:23 pmApril 16, 2025 7:23 pm

The Oakland Mayoral Special election was held in Oakland on Tuesday, with results on Wednesday showing former City Councilman Loren Taylor holding a narrow lead over former Congresswoman Barbara Lee, albeit with no clear winner. The latest results have Taylor...

California Sues Trump Administration Over Tariffs

April 16, 2025 2:27 pmApril 16, 2025 2:27 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Wednesday that they are suing President Donald Trump over his tariff’s, becoming the first state in the country to do so. According to the suit, which was filed in the U.S....