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13th House District Race Between Duarte, Gray Within 351 Votes With 98% Of The Vote In

November 21, 2024 1:21 pmNovember 21, 2024 4:31 pm

The 13th Congressional District race between Congressman John Duarte (R-CA) and former Assemblyman Adam Gray (D) continues to be the last of two remaining undecided House races, with Duarte holding a small 351 vote lead with only about 5,000 uncounted...

Greenberg: Reflections and Hope, from a Pancreatic Cancer Survivor

November 21, 2024 2:55 amNovember 21, 2024 2:56 am

Surprise turned to disbelief, then outright fear. It was November of 2019, when radiologists spotted, and a subsequent endoscopy confirmed, that I had pancreatic cancer. My primary physician gave me the diagnosis: a tumor had been spotted on the tail...

CA 2025-2026 State Budget Deficit at $2 Billion, Expected To Grow Exponentially

November 21, 2024 2:45 amNovember 21, 2024 2:46 am

The Legislative Analyst’s Office unveiled the California state budget forecast for the 2025-2026 fiscal year on Wednesday, showing a $2 billion deficit for the year, but with the number expected to grow exponentially if more cuts aren’t made soon. California’s...

UC Davis Makes Top 25 List of Most Antisemitic Colleges in 2024

November 20, 2024 2:53 pmNovember 20, 2024 2:54 pm

It is quite a dubious distinction. The non-profit advocacy group Stop Anti-Semitism has named the University of California at Davis as one of the most anti-Semitic schools in the country in a report card it issued on 25 schools nationwide...

Los Angeles City Council Passes Sanctuary City Ordinance

November 20, 2024 1:35 pmNovember 20, 2024 1:36 pm

The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously late on Tuesday to pass a sanctuary city ordinance, officially barring city resources from being used for immigration enforcement, and stopping law enforcement in the city from assisting immigration authorities such as ICE....

Prop. 32 Fails As Voters Reject Statewide Minimum Wage Going Up To $18 An Hour

November 20, 2024 2:45 amNovember 20, 2024 2:46 am

Proposition 32, which would have increased the state minimum wage to $18 per hour beginning on January 1, 2025, officially failed on Tuesday, with opponents declaring victory as No votes on the issue managed to reach a majority threshold. The...

Former LA DA Jackie Lacey Speaks About Nathan Hochman’s Victory

November 19, 2024 1:44 pmNovember 19, 2024 1:45 pm

Former Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey spoke out about Nathan Hochman’s victory earlier this month over Los Angeles DA George Gascon, saying that she felt “vindicated” by Gascon’s loss and glad that voters “saw through Gascon’s smoke and...