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Chicano Latino Youth Leadership Project Hits Capitol

July 17, 2019 5:50 pmJuly 18, 2019 7:30 am

With the temperature reaching 95 and the legislature on break, things around the Capitol Building were moving even more slowly than usual today. But the dog days of summer didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of about 120 Latinx youngsters who came...

Insurance Commish Ricardo Lara Took Money Before Favorable Actions in Applied Underwriters’ Cases

July 17, 2019 11:06 amJuly 18, 2019 7:30 am

Last week we learned that soon after being elected to State Insurance Commissioner, Ricardo Lara, a former Democrat State Senator and Assemblyman, organized a reelection committee that began accepting tens of thousands of dollars in political contributions from people with...

California’s ‘Sanctuary’ History and Back Story

July 17, 2019 5:07 amJuly 16, 2019 7:08 pm

On May 4, previously deported Mexican national Ismael Huazo-Jardinez crashed a truck into a Knight’s Landing residence, claiming the lives of Jose Pacheco, 38, Anna Pacheco, 34, and their 10-year-old son Angel. Sutter County judge David Ashby, a 2016 appointee...

Gov. Newsom Names ‘Leaders & Statewide Experts’ to Advise on Homeless Crisis

July 17, 2019 2:13 amJuly 17, 2019 7:27 pm

Rather than consult with successful non-profit organizations and church groups in the business of helping to change the lives of people on the street, Governor Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday regional leaders and “statewide experts” who will advise his administration on...

Jane Fonda donates $1000 to Amy Klobuchar

July 16, 2019 7:21 pmJuly 16, 2019 7:27 pm

Jane Fonda was a progressive icon back when it wasn’t quite so acceptable to be unabashedly left-wing. While candidates running in Democratic primaries in some parts of the country might have sought out her support, there was little chance that...

Catalytic Converter Theft on the Rise in California

July 16, 2019 10:57 amJuly 16, 2019 11:12 am

As Lauren Keene of the Davis Enterprise reports, the Davis police department has received “45 reports of catalytic converter thefts in recent months, nine in the past week alone.” Of those thefts, 38 were from Toyota Priuses. The converter of...

Governor Newsom Issues His First Vetoes

July 16, 2019 7:36 amJuly 16, 2019 7:36 am

Last week Gov. Gavin Newsom signed 116 bills, and issued his first vetoes. AB 603 by Assemblywoman Melissa Melendez (R-Lake Elsinore), would allow retired peace officers of California State University to carry a concealed weapon, just as peace officers of...