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Senators Schiff, Padilla Refuse to Travel to California With Trump

January 24, 2025 2:37 pmJanuary 24, 2025 2:37 pm

California’s Senators Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Alex Padilla (D-CA) refused offers from President Donald Trump to travel with him to Los Angeles Friday and visit areas decimated by wildfires. They said their reason is that Senate confirmation voting of Trump’s...

California Education Leaders React To New ICE Guidelines Allowing Them to Enter Schools, Churches

January 24, 2025 2:45 amJanuary 24, 2025 2:46 am

California education leaders continued to react to the Trump Administration’s announcement earlier this week that ICE would be allowed to make arrests at schools, which were considered by previous administrations as “sensitive” spaces for illegal immigrants. Upon taking office on...

‘Saving California’ Begins Recall Effort Against Gov. Gavin Newsom

January 23, 2025 2:31 pmJanuary 23, 2025 2:31 pm

A new recall effort against Governor Newsom began officially on Thursday in Los Angeles, with members of Saving California, the main group behind the recall, announcing and collecting signatures for their notice of intent to recall. Several recall efforts have...

Huntington Beach City Council Votes Unanimously to be a Non-Sanctuary City

January 23, 2025 2:45 amJanuary 23, 2025 2:46 am

The Huntington Beach City Council voted unanimously 7-0 on Tuesday to become a “Non-Sanctuary City” for illegal immigrants, becoming the first city in California to actively oppose the California state sanctuary law and allow law enforcement in the city to...

Recall Efforts Grow Against Governor Newsom, L.A. Mayor Bass

January 22, 2025 6:11 pmJanuary 22, 2025 6:11 pm

The recall efforts against both Governor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass progressed this week, over their respective mismanagement of the Southern California wildfires. Since January 7th, Los Angeles County has been devastated by several wildfires blazing in...

Oakland Mayoral Special Election Candidate List Set

January 22, 2025 1:55 pmJanuary 22, 2025 1:55 pm

The candidate list for the 2025 Oakland Mayoral special election was finalized this week with 15 candidates in total, including former Congresswoman Barbara Lee and former City Councilman Loren Taylor, currently set for an April special election. Following the recall of...

Brightline West Rail Project Unveils Higher Than Anticipated Estimate Ticket Prices

January 22, 2025 2:45 amJanuary 22, 2025 2:46 am

A new $2.5 billion bond offering for the Brightline West high-speed rail project between Las Vegas and Rancho Cucamonga was unveiled on Monday, revealing that initial one-way ticket prices are estimated to be far higher than expected at between $119-$133....