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$44 Billion Sale Of Twitter To Tesla, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk Finalized

October 28, 2022 2:30 amOctober 27, 2022 7:59 pm

On Thursday, Tesla CEO and multi-billionaire Elon Musk completed his $44 billion acquisition of the San Francisco-based social media site Twitter, ousting the CEO and other top executives shortly after the deal was done. Musk, a longtime proponent of Twitter,...

Latest PPIC Poll: Newsom Lead Slightly Diminishing, Major Props Likely To Fail

October 27, 2022 1:51 pm

The last Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) poll before the election was released on Thursday, showing Newsom’s lead in the Gubernatorial race slip below 20 points, as well as many key propositions on the ballot failing by wide margins....

LA City Council Votes To Officially Censure Council Members Martinez, de Leon, Cedillo

October 26, 2022 5:11 pm

The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously on Wednesday to censure former Council President Nury Martinez and Councilmen Gil Cedillo and Kevin de Leon for their part in the LA City Council racist remark scandal. Earlier this month, a recording...

LAPD Opens Investigation Into Leaked Recording of Council’s Racist Comments

October 26, 2022 12:17 pm

Los Angeles Police Department Chief Michel Moore confirmed on Tuesday in a press conference that his department has launched a criminal investigation into who made the recording of a highly controversial and racist conversation between three City Council members and...

San Francisco Drops To Third Most Expensive Average Rent In US According To New National Rent Report

October 26, 2022 2:30 amOctober 25, 2022 8:29 pm

A new National Rent Report released on Tuesday by the rental research company Zumper found that San Francisco rents moved down to only the third most expensive in the country, with Boston overtaking San Francisco for second place as the...

Convicted Murderer Scott Peterson Moved Off Of Death Row

October 25, 2022 5:16 pmOctober 25, 2022 5:23 pm

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) announced on Monday that Scott Peterson, who was convicted of murdering his wife Laci Peterson and unborn child in 2004, was moved off of death row following a 2020 overturning of the...

California 22nd District House Race Swings Back Towards Valadao

October 25, 2022 2:41 pm

In the rollercoaster of an election that is the 22nd District House race, momentum has swung back in favor of Rep. David Valadao (R-CA) following Assemblyman Rudy Salas (D-Bakersfield) holding a narrow lead since early September. Since 2013, the soon...