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Amazon to Close More Facilities In California, Affecting Over 300 Jobs

September 12, 2024 12:32 pmSeptember 12, 2024 12:32 pm

Online retail company Amazon announced on Wednesday that two more fulfillment centers, one based in Sacramento and the other in Irvine, are to close by early November, becoming the latest Amazon closure in the state. Over the last two years,...

Opinion: The Debate and Obamacare

September 12, 2024 7:46 amSeptember 12, 2024 7:46 am

As you can probably guess, I was concerned most during the presidential debate about the question of “Obamacare” by ABC and the rapid attack against Trump by Kamala Harris. By her own account as a California senator in 2018, she...

Bill to Stop Newsom’s Stealth Gas Tax Increase Introduced During Extraordinary Legislative Session

September 12, 2024 2:45 amSeptember 12, 2024 6:33 am

A bill to freeze proposed increases in gas prices in California was introduced in the Assembly on Wednesday, with the ultimate aim to halt Governor Gavin Newsom’s planned update to the state’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard. According to ABX2-4, authored...

SF Mayor London Breed Drops Out of Next Mayoral Debate

September 11, 2024 4:44 pmSeptember 11, 2024 4:44 pm

Until earlier this month, San Francisco Mayor London Breed was set to be in the September 11th KCBS Mayoral debate at the Julia Morgan Ballroom. She was expected to be alongside rivals former Mayor Mark Farrell, non-profit executive Daniel Lurie,...

Santana High School Shooter Denied Early Release By California Board Of Parole

September 11, 2024 1:45 pmSeptember 11, 2024 1:45 pm

The California Board of Parole denied the parole of the 2001 Santana High School shooter Charles Andrew Williams on Tuesday following a months long effort from lawmakers, victims and community leaders in San Diego County to keep him in prison....

The Silly in Philly

September 11, 2024 8:00 amSeptember 11, 2024 8:01 am

Sometimes when writing a piece, one gets stuck on the “lede,” that pithy opener that encapsulates the rest of the story. But for last night’s triple sucker punch absurdity, there are a plethora of choices, so let’s try out a...

Presidential Debate: Satire is Now Truth in American Politics

September 10, 2024 10:05 pmSeptember 10, 2024 10:26 pm

“Are you better off today than you were four years ago?” That’s a pretty straight forward question that most Americans are able to answer with an unequivocal “No.” Vice President Kamala Harris refused to answer that question in Tuesday’s Presidential...