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Gov. Newsom Posthumously Pardons California Abortion Provider from 80 Years Ago

November 5, 2022 2:21 amNovember 4, 2022 9:24 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom announced a posthumous pardon for Laura Miner, a California woman who helped provide abortions for women in the 1930’s and 1940’s decades before Roe V. Wade, on Friday, bringing forward the issue of abortion only days before...

Twitter, Lyft, Other Tech Companies Layoff Thousands In Less Than 48 Hours

November 4, 2022 6:13 pm

Due to massive revenue drops, anticipation of a recession next year, a rise in costs, a high number of $100,000+ salaries, among other factors, Silicon Valley companies including Twitter, Lyft, and Stripe have cut thousands of jobs in only the...

With Election Tuesday, Caruso, Bass In Dead Heat According To UC Berkeley Poll

November 4, 2022 12:44 pm

A final UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll on the Los Angeles Mayoral race was released on Thursday, showing Rick Caruso now only trailing Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-CA) by four percentage points, well within the margin of error. For...

Opinion: Why Rep. Katie Porter is the Wrong Person for the Job

November 4, 2022 9:30 amNovember 4, 2022 9:28 am

In June, U.S. Representative Katie Porter (D-CA-45) hijacked a Congressional hearing on gun legislation to trumpet her own agenda, when she falsely accused a witness of perjury, and exploited House committee rules to prevent the witness from defending herself. Fellow members...

California DAs Want State Prison Officials to Explain Early Release of Violent Criminals

November 4, 2022 2:50 amNovember 3, 2022 9:32 pm

The California District Attorneys Association wants the state prison system to explain why it is releasing violent prisoners who haven’t earned sufficient rehabilitation credits early from prison. In some cases, they have re-offended and committed even more serious crimes, the...

UC Hastings Files Motion of Dismissal for Suit Trying to Block College Name Change

November 4, 2022 2:30 amNovember 4, 2022 7:08 am

A lawsuit seeking to overturn the renaming of the University of California Hastings College of the Law to the University of California College of the Law, San Francisco, was challenged in court this week by University officials, saying that overturning...

California Lost Double The Number Of Companies In 2021 Than Previous Year New Report Finds

November 3, 2022 8:37 pmNovember 3, 2022 8:40 pm

According to a new Stanford University Hoover Institution report released on Thursday, the rate at which companies have been leaving California has risen dramatically since 2018, with the 153 company headquarters relocations in 2021, more than doubling the 75 that...