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Sacramento City Council Passes Transgender Sanctuary City Resolution

March 27, 2024 12:35 pmMarch 27, 2024 12:35 pm

In a unanimous vote on Tuesday night, the Sacramento City Council voted to declare the city a sanctuary city for transgender people. Authored by Sacramento City Councilwoman Katie Valenzuela, the resolution stated that “This proposal puts forward a draft resolution...

Bill to Consider Reparations For Residents Displaced By Dodger Stadium Construction Unveiled In Assembly

March 27, 2024 11:34 am

A new bill to force the city of Los Angeles to create a task force on how to compensate residents for the loss of land and homes in the Chavez Ravine area of L.A. during the 1950s to build Dodger...

RFK Jr. Chooses Tech Lawyer Nicol Shanahan As Running Mate For President In Oakland

March 27, 2024 2:30 amMarch 27, 2024 2:31 am

During a rally in Oakland on Tuesday, Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. selected Oakland native and tech lawyer Nicole Shanahan as his running mate for the 2024 election. Who Kennedy would select as a running mate had drawn...

Newsom Signs Bill To Temporarily Extend FAFSA Deadline By Another Month

March 26, 2024 12:41 pmMarch 26, 2024 12:41 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill to extend the 2024-2025 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) deadline on Monday, pushing the deadline in California to ahead by one month from April 2nd to May 2nd to allow families more...

U.S. Justice Department Files Injuction Against California Prison System Over Beard Policy

March 25, 2024 7:04 pmMarch 25, 2024 7:04 pm

The U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division filed a request for a preliminary injunction against the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, saying that a policy of...

Rep. Michelle Steel Declares Huge Victory In 45th Congressional District Race

March 25, 2024 4:51 pmMarch 25, 2024 4:51 pm

Congresswoman Michelle Steel (R-CA) gave a statement on Monday, formally declaring victory in the primary and denouncing her opponents, despite the second place victor having yet to be selected. Since Steel flipped her district in 2020 and defeated then Congressman Harley...

Gen Z is Not as Lost as You Might Think

March 25, 2024 4:01 pmMarch 25, 2024 4:01 pm

With the 2024 presidential elections getting closer by the day, I want to take some time to speak out about why I think it’s important for my generation, Gen Z, to get involved in the political process. With an age...