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Controversial Home Mortage Deduction Cap Bill Withdrawn in Assembly

May 21, 2020 4:30 pmMay 21, 2020 7:26 pm

On Tuesday, the divisive Assembly Bill 1905, which would have limited mortgage interest deductions (MIDs) on primary and secondary homes to fund homeless programs, was withdrawn only hours before it was scheduled to be heard during the Assembly Housing and...

Bill That Increases Hate Crime Training For Police Passes Committee

May 21, 2020 2:10 pm

On Wednesday, a bill that would have the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) create new hate crime training measures for law enforcement officers was passed unanimously 8 to 0 by the Assembly Public Safety Committee. Increased hate...

CA 28th Candidate Eric Early Discusses Rep. Adam Schiff’s ‘National Deception’

May 20, 2020 5:36 pmMay 20, 2020 6:01 pm

California’s Adam Schiff, a.k.a. the U.S. House Intelligence Committee Chairman, has had a few busy years since the election of President Donald Trump. In addition to a strident disinformation campaign of Russian collusion against the President, Schiff abused the power...

Only Half of All Hotel Rooms for Homeless Filled in California

May 19, 2020 8:16 pmMay 19, 2020 8:19 pm

On Monday, Governor Gavin Newsom’s office released Project Roomkey data showing that just over 7,000 of the nearly 17,000 state and FEMA-leased hotel rooms and trailers set aside for homeless use during the coronavirus pandemic have been filled. Lower than...

Undocumented Immigrants Crash State Coronavirus Relief Website

May 19, 2020 5:34 pm

On Monday, thousands of undocumented immigrants crashed the California Department of Social Services website for several hours as they attempted to sign up for the state’s special ‘Disaster Relief Assistance for Immigrants’ stimulus payment. An increasing demand for stimulus money...

Garment Workers Would Receive Expanded Worker Rights Under New Bill

May 19, 2020 2:05 pmMay 19, 2020 2:05 pm

On Monday, the Senate Committee on Labor, Public Employment, and Retirement confirmed that a law expanding wage theft liability to garment workers had been passed last week. Possible big changes to the garment industry in California Senate Bill 1399, written...

San Diego County Indian Casinos Reopen Amid State, County Criticism

May 19, 2020 2:20 amMay 18, 2020 9:53 pm

On Monday, Casinos in San Diego County began reopening despite several weeks of please from the local, state, and federal levels of government. Four casinos reopening in SD County this week Viejas Casino in Alpine fully reopened Monday along with...