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California Coastal Commission Rejects Huntington Beach Desalination Plant Proposal

May 13, 2022 1:28 pm

The California Coastal Commission (CCC) voted unanimously on Thursday to reject a Poseidon Water desalination plant from being built in Huntington Beach, stopping a project decades in the works during a time when California needs more freshwater to combat a...

Governor Gavin Newsom Unveils $18.1 Billion ‘Inflation Relief’ Package Proposal

May 13, 2022 2:45 amMay 13, 2022 4:08 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled a $18.1 billion inflation relief package proposal on Thursday, building off previous plans and proposals from prior months and giving a preview of what the Governor’s May budget proposal revision due to be released on Friday...

LA City Councilman Joe Buscaino Drops Out of Mayoral Race

May 12, 2022 3:42 pm

Los Angeles City Councilman and Mayoral candidate Joe Buscaino dropped out of the LA Mayoral race on Thursday, leaving only a handful of viable candidates still in the running. Councilman Buscaino, who had been a candidate for Mayor since announcing...

San Francisco Standard Poll Finds Support for Recall of SF DA Chesa Boudin Still High

May 12, 2022 12:33 pmMay 13, 2022 5:59 am

According to a new poll released by the San Francisco Standard and Embold Research on Thursday, support for Measure H, the recall against San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin, remains high less than a month before the vote on June...

Senate Republicans Send Budgetary Requests To Democratic Leaders Ahead of Gov. Newsom’s May Budget Revise

May 12, 2022 2:24 amMay 11, 2022 8:37 pm

California Senate Republicans on Wednesday responded to Governor Gavin Newsom’s plan to announce a revised budget proposal on Friday with a list of budget priorities for the state’s spending next year, including on how to spend the estimated $68 billion...

BREAKING: California’s Under-21 Firearms Sale Ban Overturned in 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

May 11, 2022 4:04 pmMay 12, 2022 6:05 am

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 on Wednesday that California’s ban on sales of semiautomatic weapons to those under 21 violated the second amendment and thus is unconstitutional. According to the Jones v. Bonta decision, which reversed...

LA School Board Votes 7-0 to Delay Mandatory Vaccines for Students Until July 2023

May 11, 2022 12:31 pm

On Tuesday, the Los Angeles Board of Education voted to delay the system-wide student vaccination mandate by over a year following both similar statewide changes happening and the Board not wanting many families to choose between in-person classes and online...