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California Gas Price Averages $5.79 per Gallon; Beyond $6.00 per Gallon in LA

September 21, 2023 12:36 pmSeptember 21, 2023 12:36 pm

This week, average gas prices in some areas of California shot past the $6 per gallon mark. Gasoline prices in the last few years have varied wildly, with California often getting the brunt of the constant changes. While the fluctuations...

San Francisco Loses Another CVS Store As Retail Closures Continue

September 21, 2023 2:30 amSeptember 21, 2023 2:31 am

The ongoing retail closures in San Francisco continued on Wednesday with CVS announcing another closure, and Nordstrom officially ending their time at the Westfield Mall. For several years, large chains and small businesses alike have been leaving San Francisco, either...

Writers and Studios Resume Bargaining Talks Wednesday, With Several Studio Heads Joining

September 20, 2023 5:03 pm

The Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) resumed talks on Wednesday at the AMPTP headquarters in Sherman Oaks, with several studio heads joining the talks later in the day. The WGA...

Controversy-Prone LA Councilman Kevin de Leon Announces He Will Run For Reelection

September 20, 2023 11:58 amSeptember 20, 2023 11:58 am

LA City Councilman and former California Senate President Kevin de Leon (D-Los Angeles) announced on Wednesday that he would be running for reelection next year despite being caught making racist statements in a leaked audio recording last year, which resulted...

Union Leaders, Newsom Advisors at Odds Over Bill Requiring Driver in Driverless Trucks

September 20, 2023 2:30 amSeptember 20, 2023 7:49 am

An unusual combination of union leaders and lawmakers from both parties and advisors for Governor Gavin Newsom were found to be at odds over signing a bill that would require driverless trucks to have a driver in the vehicle this...

Newsom Affirms His Support For VP Harris, Having No Interest In Running In 2024 In New Interview

September 19, 2023 6:00 pmSeptember 19, 2023 6:03 pm

In a CNN interview earlier this week, Governor Gavin Newsom affirmed that he would be in support of Vice President Kamala Harris going on the Democratic ticket with President Joe Biden, as well as saying once again that he has...

San Francisco Sees Deadliest Drug Overdose Month On Record

September 19, 2023 11:49 amSeptember 20, 2023 3:57 pm

The San Francisco Department of Public Health announced on Monday that 84 drug overdose deaths were recorded in August, tying the monthly record of January 2023 as the deadliest drug overdose month in city history. For over a decade, fentanyl,...