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Presidential Election 2024: States with the Most & Least Powerful Voters

October 23, 2024 7:36 amOctober 23, 2024 7:36 am

With the Presidential Election only two weeks away, swing states are on candidates’ radar. But how much sway does a swing state have? For that matter, does a winner-take-all state like California hold any sway? WalletHub just published the States...

New Investigation Finds Former Assemblyman Adam Gray Gave Nearly $40K in Campaign Funds To Family Members

October 23, 2024 2:45 amOctober 23, 2024 7:38 am

A new investigation this week revealed that former Assemblyman and current Congressional candidate for the 13th Congressional District Adam Gray (D) spent around $40,000 of campaign funds by paying his own family members between 2012 and 2019. Gray is currently...

LA Times Will Not Endorse Harris

October 22, 2024 4:26 pmOctober 22, 2024 4:27 pm

In pretty much every 2024 election of local and state import, the Los Angeles Times has endorsed a particular candidate. But it will not be endorsing anyone in the presidential race. Yup – George Gascon deserves another term, says the...

‘F— The Police’ Los Angeles City Council Candidate Tells Supporters

October 22, 2024 2:45 amOctober 22, 2024 2:46 am

Los Angeles City Council candidate Ysabel Jurado faced public backlash on Monday after telling her supporters “F— the Police” earlier in the day. In Los Angeles’ 14th City Council District race, City Councilman and former California Senate President Kevin de...

Scott Baugh Retains Three Point Lead In Latest Poll

October 21, 2024 7:33 pmOctober 21, 2024 7:37 pm

According to a new WPA Intelligence poll released on Monday, former Assemblyman and Orange County Republican Chairman Scott Baugh (R) remains three points ahead of Senator Dave Min (D-Orange County) in the Orange County based 47th Congressional District race for...

California has More Customers Without Power One Week After Florida’s Hurricane Milton Cut Power to 4M

October 21, 2024 5:23 pmOctober 23, 2024 4:01 pm

Over the weekend, California utility company Pacific, Gas and Electric shut off power in 12 counties as a countermeasure to ‘wind spikes and fears of wildfires. This is a rather new “normal” in California. As a native of California, this...

SFUSD Scraps School Closure Plan, New Superintendent Selected

October 21, 2024 12:51 pmOctober 21, 2024 12:51 pm

The San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) voted to accept the resignation Superintendent Matt Wayne, and brought in San Francisco Department of Children, Youth and their Families (DCYF) head Maria Su as a replacement. The district announced this past weekend...