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LA Mayor Eric Garcetti Proposes $1 Billion in Homeless Funding in State of City Address

April 20, 2021 11:16 am

In his State of the City address on Monday, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti proposed large shifts in policy and funding, including nearly $1 billion in homeless funding, a program that looks into slavery reparations to black residents, and a...

Bill To Allow Some Businesses To Deduct PPP Loan Assistance Passes in Senate

April 20, 2021 2:37 amApril 19, 2021 5:59 pm

A bill that would give eligible businesses that received Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan assistance the power to deduct expenses on their taxes passed in the Senate on Monday over three months after it was first passed in the Assembly....

House Republicans Add More Pressure To Stop Funding for California High-Speed Rail

April 19, 2021 2:50 pm

In the last week, pressure has grown in Washington for Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg to not fund or support California High-Speed Rail (CHSR). While there has always been significant opposition against the federal government from funding CHSR,...

HOMELESSNESS: Former Incarcerated, Drug Addict and Dealer Shares Story of Sobriety and Success

April 17, 2021 2:28 amApril 16, 2021 5:07 pm

Anthony Brown, who was a homeless, alcoholic, drug addict and drug dealer for 23 years, says, “Jail and prison were the only things that restored me to sanity. I didn’t feel like I was arrested, but more like rescued.” Brown,...

Opposition Grows Against State Parole Placement Of Sexual Predators In Residential Neighborhood

April 16, 2021 6:05 pmApril 19, 2021 6:10 am

More state lawmakers joined the growing protest against the parole placement of two sexually violent predators in Mt. Helix in San Diego County. Many have come out against the parole and release of child sexual predators Douglas Badger and Merle...

Water Rate Assistance Fund Bill To Face Tougher Senate Committees This Month

April 16, 2021 11:42 am

A Senate bill that would create a water rate assistance fund for low-income rate payers experiencing economic hardship is to go in front of another difficult Senate committee soon following passage of the bill in the Senate Energy, Utilities and...

Mandatory Rehiring of Laid-Off Workers Bill Passes Senate, Heads to Governor For Approval

April 16, 2021 2:13 amApril 19, 2021 6:10 am

The California Senate passed a bill on Thursday that would require hotels, event centers, janitorial service companies, and other service companies to offer workers laid-off due to COVID-19 their jobs back before hiring others. Senate Bill 93, authored by Senator...