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Port Board Votes to Change Name of Oakland’s Airport To ‘San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport’

April 12, 2024 2:31 amApril 12, 2024 7:17 am

The Port of Oakland’s Board of Commissioners noted unanimously to change the name of Oakland International Airport to San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport during a meeting on Thursday, all but assuring a lawsuit from the City of San Francisco...

The 2024 California U.S. Senate Race Schiff v. Garvey: Where It Currently Stands

April 11, 2024 5:15 pmApril 11, 2024 5:15 pm

Since the last update in March, the race has hit a largely quiet stretch following the March 5th Primary. Official final results of the primary are due soon, and both Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA) and former baseball star Steve Garvey...

A Time When America United to Discourage Kids From Taking Drugs

April 11, 2024 4:21 pmApril 11, 2024 4:22 pm

A review of the book DARE to Say No: Policing and the War on Drugs in Schools (Max Felker-Kantor, The University of North Carolina Press) in the May 2024 issue of Reason Magazine looks back 42 years to the launch...

Bill to Prohibit Public Libraries From Banning Books Passes Assembly Committee

April 11, 2024 12:30 pmApril 11, 2024 12:30 pm

A bill that would prohibit public libraries from banning books or other materials because of topic or content passed the Assembly Education Committee in a 5-1 vote with 1 abstention on Wednesday. Assembly Bill 1825, authored by Assemblyman Al Muratsuchi...

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra

HHS Secretary Xavier Baccaria for California Governor?

April 11, 2024 8:00 amApril 11, 2024 8:17 am

Biden Administration Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra let slip this week that he is considering leaving the administration to run for California Governor, Politico reported. “I miss California,” Becerra said at the start of a talk at Manny’s...

Bill to Create New Reparations Agency Passes Senate Judiciary Committee

April 11, 2024 2:45 amApril 11, 2024 2:46 am

A bill to create a new state agency, the California American Freedman Affairs Agency, to assist Californians with any approved reparations programs, passed in the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday in an 8-1 vote, with 2 abstentions. Senate Bill 1403,...

Official Recount Following Tie in 16th House Race Between Second Place Candidates

April 10, 2024 1:54 pmApril 10, 2024 1:54 pm

Santa Clara County elections officials announced late on Tuesday that a recount would be initiated for the 16th House District primary election following a shock tie for two candidates in second place being made official last week. The current tie...