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Tenants and Landlords Hurt by Garcetti’s Failed Housing Policies

August 11, 2020 6:45 amMarch 17, 2022 8:30 pm

Press play to hear a narrated version of this story, presented by AudioHopper. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti recently announced that he would shut off the power and water of any residents holding “large parties,” as we have been seeing...

California Beach Town Hires Private Patrols to Enforce Mask Wearing

August 10, 2020 8:04 amAugust 10, 2020 5:09 pm

Hermosa Beach officials announced plans to use a private consulting firm to help police enforce mandatory face coverings in public areas, the Los Angeles Times reported Saturday – even as hospitalizations continue to decline. Think about this – a beach...

Local Media Hype Sacramento’s ‘100th Confirmed Coronavirus Death’

August 7, 2020 3:44 pmAugust 9, 2020 8:06 am

Breathlessly reporting Sacramento’s 100th confirmed coronavirus death,” local radio and print media have jumped the shark. Calling it “a grim milestone that comes as pandemic deaths continue to accumulate across California amid a surge in COVID-19 activity that’s continued since...

Cell Tower Emergency Power Bill Passes Assembly Committee

August 6, 2020 6:22 amAugust 6, 2020 2:03 pm

On Monday, a bill that would require backup power to be available for all cell phone towers in high risk fire areas in California was moved up in the Assembly, coming close to a final vote and passage by the...

Assemblyman Philip Y. Ting who introduced AB 1215.

HOA Rental Laws Would Be Substantially Changed Under AB 3182

August 5, 2020 5:42 pmAugust 6, 2020 7:26 am

In the coming weeks, a bill that would alter Home Owner’s Association (HOA) voting laws and rental bans in HOA neighborhoods is due to face a Senate Housing Committee vote. Assembly Bill 3182, authored by Assemblyman Phil Ting (D-San Francisco),...

Palos Verdes School Board Threatens Censure of Member for Participating in Federal Schools Lawsuit

August 5, 2020 5:19 pmAugust 5, 2020 5:19 pm

The Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District (PVPUSD) Board of Education has five members, four of which are set to vote to censure the fifth member at Wednesday’s board meeting. Matthew Brach, the only board member who is also a...

California NCAA Players Demand More COVID-19 Protections, Extended Eligibility From Governor

August 5, 2020 12:45 pmAugust 7, 2020 11:13 am

On Tuesday, a group of Californian Pac-12 football players and officials from Governor Gavin Newsom’s office met to discuss what the state is doing for players during the COVID-19 pandemic and what the Governor could possibly do to protect them...