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California Reparations Panel Estimates $569 Billion is Owed to Black Residents

December 2, 2022 1:19 pmDecember 3, 2022 8:15 am

The California Reparations Task Force gave their first estimation on possible reparations for African-Americans in California on Thursday, coming to an estimated figure of $569 billion of reparations based on past housing discrimination practices in California. The Task Force was...

San Francisco Elections Director Could Lose His Job Because He is White

December 2, 2022 8:08 amDecember 2, 2022 8:15 am

The Merriam Webster online dictionary defines the word alliteration as: Alliteration (noun) uh-lit-uh–rey-shuhn: the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs). Called also head rhyme, initial rhyme. I gained an appreciation for writing from my...

LA County Inches Closer To Mandatory Indoor Mask Mandate

December 2, 2022 2:31 amDecember 2, 2022 1:20 pm

Los Angeles County inched closer to returning to an indoor mask mandate on Thursday, with the rising number of COVID-19 cases moving the County back into the “medium” COVID activity level. Since the repeal of state and local indoor mask mandates...

Lawsuit Challenging Recall Election System In California Rejected By Federal Appellate Court

December 1, 2022 5:02 pm

A civil rights lawsuit that challenged California’s recall election system, as well the candidate being recalled not being allowed to be in the list of replacement candidates, was rejected by the United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals earlier this...

Oakland Measure Passes Approving $100 Per Voter Public Financing in Local Political Races

December 1, 2022 12:51 pm

A ballot measure in Oakland to give all voting-age residents in the city $100 to spend on political contributions for major city offices every two years continued to move towards implementation this week following its passage last month. For the...

The Possible 2024 Larry Elder Presidential Bid

December 1, 2022 2:30 amNovember 30, 2022 8:36 pm

With the 2022 elections all but over, and only a few lingering races left undecided, most election-focused eyes are now turning to 2024, with all House seats, several Senate seats (including Senator Dianne Feinstein’s), and the Presidential election. With 2022 not...

New LA Ordinance Requires Retail Workers Get Work Schedules Two Weeks In Advance

November 30, 2022 7:23 pm

The Los Angeles City Council approved a new ordinance on Tuesday to give approximately 70,000 retail workers in Los Angeles expanded rights, including being provided work schedules at least 14 days in advance and mandatory rest periods in between shifts....