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More Bills Pulled Due To Limited Summer Session

July 31, 2020 5:57 pm

On Friday, several more bills in the Assembly and Senate were dropped for the January 2021 session due to an increasingly compressed schedule to finish out the current session by the end of August. A shortened session, less time for...

President Trump Threatens Federal Law Enforcement Intervention In Oakland

July 22, 2020 6:26 amMarch 17, 2022 8:26 pm

Press play to hear a narrated version of this story, presented by AudioHopper. On Monday, President Donald Trump noted that he may be sending federal law enforcement officials similar to those deployed in Portland, Oregon to Oakland and other cities...

Second Singing And Chanting Ban Lawsuit Filed Against Governor Newsom

July 20, 2020 2:27 pmJuly 21, 2020 6:34 am

During the weekend, Pasadena-based Harvest Rock Church and Harvest International Ministry filed suit against Governor Gavin Newsom, seeking a temporary restraining order against the Governor’s house of worship singing and chanting ban. The Harvest Rock Church and Liberty Council lawsuit...

Governor Newsom Sued By Three Churches Over COVID-19 Singing Ban

July 17, 2020 6:23 am

On Wednesday, Governor Gavin Newsom was sued by three Northern California churches over a July 1st order to stop all ‘singing and chanting activities’ in houses of worship. Three churches sue Governor Newsom The lawsuit, filed by Calvary Chapel of...

Los Angeles, Oakland Push For Universal Income Projects

July 6, 2020 2:29 pm

Los Angeles and Oakland seek to join Stockton and Long Beach as cities trying out universal income, guaranteeing money each month to every adult regardless of work or other status. A call for universal basic income The mayors of the...

Senate Republicans Urge Committee To Keep Columbus Statue In Capitol Rotunda

July 1, 2020 7:35 pmMarch 17, 2022 8:15 pm

Earlier this week, Republican legislative leaders signed and sent a letter to the Joint Rules Committee in a last ditch effort to keep the Christopher Columbus statue in the State Capitol Building in Sacramento. Press play to hear a narrated...

Democratic Party Of Orange County Continue Push To Rename John Wayne Airport

June 29, 2020 5:12 pm

After the Democratic Party of Orange County passed a resolution last Friday to rename John Wayne Airport and to remove a statue of the actor from the airport grounds due to accusations of racism, the fight heated up on Monday...