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CA Lawmakers Announce Formal Opposition to Julie Su Nomination As U.S. Labor Secretary

March 15, 2023 5:54 pmMarch 15, 2023 6:41 pm

Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-Rocklin) and Assembly Republican Leader James Gallagher (R-Yuba City) got the band back together Wednesday, as they led a press conference of fellow elected lawmakers, freelance workers and victims of mismanagement at the California Employment Development Department,...

Garcetti Confirmed, Heading to India as Ambassador

March 15, 2023 2:03 pmMarch 15, 2023 2:04 pm

By a vote of 52 to 42 this afternoon, former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti was confirmed as the new ambassador to India. This was only made possible by seven Republican senators crossing the aisle and voting yes on Garcetti’s...

GOP Announces 3 of 37 Targeted House Seats To Flip In 2024 Are In California

March 15, 2023 12:27 pmMarch 15, 2023 12:27 pm

The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) announced earlier this week a list of 37 Democratic House seats that will be specifically targeted to flip in 2024, including three within California. Following the 2022 midterm election, the Republican party regained control...

Garcetti, China Scandal Exposed, Just Hours Before Ambassador Vote

March 13, 2023 4:16 pmMarch 13, 2023 4:22 pm

Maybe it won’t be Rick Jacobs – Eric Garcetti’s “all hands on dick” political fixer – that will sink the ex-mayor’s quest to be the next ambassador to India after all. It just might be China. More specifically, it might...

California Trucking Company Workers Win Freedom from Unwanted Teamsters Union Officials

March 10, 2023 10:37 amMarch 13, 2023 7:48 am

The National Right to Work announced this week that Valdivia Trucking Co. workers in California are finally free of unwanted Teamsters Local 665 union officials after three months of delays created by the union officials. Rather than face a decertification...

Garcetti’s Ambassador to India Vote Expected Tuesday

March 9, 2023 4:34 pmMarch 9, 2023 5:54 pm

In what could be a sign the votes might astonishingly be there to confirm former Los Angles Mayor Eric Garcetti as the next ambassador to India, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer filed for “cloture” on the nomination today. The move...

‘Boy Meets World’ Actor Ben Savage Announces Run For Congress

March 8, 2023 2:30 amMarch 8, 2023 6:29 am

Actor Ben Savage, best known for his role as Cory Matthews in the 90’s TV show ‘Boy Meets World’, officially announced that he would run for Congress on Tuesday. Savage will be running in the LA-centric 30th Congressional District, which...