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LA County Board of Supervisors Approves $5 An Hour ‘Hero Pay’ Increase Proposal

January 6, 2021 8:20 pmJanuary 8, 2021 11:14 am

On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a proposal for a mandatory pay increase of $5 a hour for food and drug store workers in unincorporated parts of the county. The proposal, co-authored by LA County Supervisors...

Gavin Newsom Recall Campaign Reaches 1 Million Signature Mark

January 6, 2021 2:40 pmJanuary 7, 2021 8:29 am

The campaign to recall Governor Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday that they have broken the 1 million signature barrier and now are about 2/3rds of the way to getting a recall election against Governor Newsom later this year. The petition campaign...

DA Chesa Boudin Files Complaint Against NYE Hit-and-Run Parolee but Leaves Off Strikes

January 6, 2021 2:20 amJanuary 8, 2021 11:17 am

San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin just filed a complaint against parolee Troy McAlister, who on New Years Eve, while high on methamphetamine, in a stolen car with a stolen gun, killed two pedestrians, Elizabeth Platt, 60, and Hanako Abe,...

Gov. Newsom Announced $4 Billion Coronavirus Spending Plan – Including Electric Cars?

January 5, 2021 9:15 pmJanuary 6, 2021 2:41 pm

On Tuesday, Governor Gavin Newsom revealed a $4 billion spending proposal aimed at job growth, small business protections, and the build up for electric car systems in California. Almost half of the proposed spending, $1.5 billion, would go to electric...

General Public COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Estimated For Mid-Spring

January 5, 2021 8:21 pmJanuary 8, 2021 11:15 am

On Tuesday, doctors on California’s vaccine advisory committee noted that COVID-19 vaccines will not reach the general public until mid-spring. Monday, Governor Gavin Newsom had announced a large shortfall in the state’s vaccination goal. While there had been a goal...

Recall Movement Against San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin Grows

January 5, 2021 2:23 pm

On Tuesday, a recall movement against San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin is quickly growing following criticism over allowing the early release of a criminal with little supervision, who proceeded to kill two people on New Year’s Eve. As the...

DA Chesa Boudin Was Former Public Defender for Parolee Involved in Fatal New Years Eve Hit-and-Run

January 5, 2021 2:15 amJanuary 8, 2021 11:16 am

It appears San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin has a shadier past than we thought. The 45-year-old parolee held for the New Year’s Eve hit-and-run deaths of two pedestrians had been facing a Three-Strikes life prison term until he was...