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As Downtown Santa Barbara Degrades and Homeless Invade, Biz Owners Get No Help From Elected Officials

August 15, 2021 2:18 amAugust 16, 2021 11:37 am

Throughout Governor Gavin Newsom’s 19-month COVID lockdowns of “non-essential” businesses, a 40-year business owner in Santa Barbara has kept in touch with the California Globe. He has shared the untold hardships he and his employees suffered, as well as the...

Los Angeles City Council Unanimously Passes Legislation to Add 25,000 Homeless Housing Units By 2025

August 11, 2021 12:04 pmMarch 15, 2022 3:40 pm

The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously 13-0 on Tuesday to create or add 25,000 housing units for the homeless by 2025. The new housing dictum, which is part of Councilman Kevin De Leon’s “A Way Home” initiative, would utilize...

Sacramento Mayor Proposes Spreading the Homeless Throughout the City

August 5, 2021 8:37 amAugust 7, 2021 7:41 am

Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg, the Sacramento City Council and City Manager gave themselves big raises in May, as crime spiked in the city, as the drug-addicted homeless multiplied, while the city was still in the red tier of the Governor’s...

LA Mayor Eric Garcetti’s Home Vandalized During Protest Over Homeless Encampment Ban Signing

July 30, 2021 3:28 pm

The Hancock Park house of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti was vandalized during a protest against his signing of the sweeping homeless encampment ban signing Thursday night. Garcetti signing the ordinance on Thursday was the final act of the encampment...

LA City Council Gives Final Approval For Homeless Encampment Ban Ordinance

July 29, 2021 2:25 amJuly 28, 2021 3:52 pm

The Los Angeles City Council gave a final approval for a sweeping homeless encampment ban on Wednesday nearly a month after initially being approved by the Council. The now-approved ordinance bans lying, sitting, sleeping, and storing personal property on public...

It’s Not a ‘Republican Recall,’ Mr. Hastings

July 28, 2021 12:09 pmJuly 28, 2021 2:25 pm

Consumers of broadcast television were treated to a barrage of ads over the past week lambasting the “Republican Recall.” Revealed at the close of these ads was the source of major funding for the ads, Netflix founder and billionaire Reed Hastings. Compared...

Los Angeles City Council Passes Sweeping Anti-Homeless Camping Ordinance 13-2

July 2, 2021 3:19 pm

The Los Angeles City Council passed one of the largest anti-homeless camping measures in recent years on Thursday, with public areas in the city likely to be homeless free soon after a second vote later this month. According to the...