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Why Won’t Gov. Newsom Release Names and Photos of Those Fomenting Chaos in Our Cities?

June 1, 2020 8:43 pmJune 2, 2020 10:04 pm

Local Mayors like Sacramento’s Darrell Steinberg, Los Angeles’s Eric Garcetti, San Francisco’s London Breed and Oakland’s Libby Schaff, and Gov. Newsom, need to be held to account immediately for their inaction to the riots, and then for the destruction they...

Businesses Shuttered by Coronavirus Face Permanent Closure Following Riots

June 1, 2020 7:35 pmJune 2, 2020 6:29 am

On Monday, many cities businesses across California began cleaning up following the George Floyd riots that reached a peak during the May 30th weekend. Businesses look at increased challenges following coronavirus, riot losses Some businesses have been attacked, damages, looted,...

Emergency Generator Bill to Face Divisive Appropriations Committee

June 1, 2020 2:17 pm

After passing a major Committee vote last week, a bill that would allow critical facilities such as water pumps and fire stations to operate emergency backup generators during power outages will face a divisive Senate Appropriations Committee in the next...

Sacramento Destroyed by Rioters; Mayor Steinberg Refused to Impose Curfew

June 1, 2020 8:10 amJune 1, 2020 9:54 am

While the Sacramento Bee still was calling the downtown protests “peaceful,” most of downtown was destroyed Sunday evening by rioters. “A relatively peaceful day of protests in Sacramento descended into a second night of anarchy Sunday as looters and vandals...

Who Runs the City of Santa Ana, Anyway?

June 1, 2020 7:03 amJune 1, 2020 7:18 am

With rare exceptions, most cities in California are run by public sector unions. There is the appearance of democracy, with public employees accountable to elected officials, who in turn are accountable to voters, but appearances can be deceiving. Because political...

Coronavirus Cases May Spike Amid a State of Emergency Over George Floyd Protests

June 1, 2020 6:23 am

As protests continue a week after the death of George Floyd and a State of Emergency being declared in Los Angeles County by Governor Gavin Newsom, major Californian cities, as well as cities nationwide, face a new threat: a projected...

Governor Newsom Signs New Executive Order Extending Statewide Eviction Halt

May 31, 2020 2:31 amMay 31, 2020 10:21 am

During a busy Friday consisting of continued coronavirus fears, a major Supreme Court ruling over church services, and riots over the death of George Floyd, Governor Gavin Newsom quietly signed an executive order that will bring significant changes across the...