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Newsom Vetoes Bill To Prohibit Foreign Governments From Buying CA Agricultural Land

September 28, 2022 1:03 pm

A bill to prohibit foreign governments from purchasing or leasing agricultural land in California was vetoed by Governor Gavin Newsom Tuesday. Senate Bill 1084, authored by Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger), would have prohibited a foreign government from purchasing, acquiring, leasing,...

Newsom Signs Bill to Allow Homeless to Keep Emotional Support Dogs in Shelters

September 28, 2022 7:00 amSeptember 28, 2022 7:29 am

A bill that would exempt homeless Californians from having an established 30-day relationship with an emotional support dog to receive documentation that would allow them access to places such as homeless shelters was signed into law by Governor Newsom on...

Northern California activist builds a temple for San Jose Cambodian population

September 28, 2022 6:00 amSeptember 30, 2022 11:12 am

UPDATE: This story has been updated to include a more nuanced explanation of the Khmer Krom community and its relationship to the broader Cambodian Khmer population. Northern California is getting a look at exactly what happens when an irresistible force...

UCLA Buys Former Marymount California University Campus For $80 Million

September 28, 2022 2:30 amSeptember 27, 2022 8:15 pm

The University of California, Los Angeles purchased 35 acres of the former Marymount California University on Tuesday for $80 million, significantly expanding the colleges’ footprint into Rancho Palos Verde and becoming the largest land acquisition in school history. Marymount California...

Another Blow to AG Bonta’s Attempt to End For-Profit Prisons in California

September 27, 2022 12:34 pmSeptember 28, 2022 5:11 am

A panel of 11 judges in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 8-3 on Monday that California’s state law that bans for-profit private prisons is to be blocked due to coming into conflict with federal law. The legal...

UC Hastings Name Change in 2023 Following Signing of Bill By Gov. Newsom

September 27, 2022 2:30 amOctober 12, 2022 7:23 am

A bill to officially change the name of University of California, Hastings College of the Law to University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (UC Law SF) was signed by Governor Gavin Newsom during the weekend. Since the...

Three LA Homeless Agencies Failed To Spend $150 Million in Federal Grants

September 26, 2022 4:40 pmSeptember 27, 2022 12:35 pm

According to reports coming out during the weekend, three Los Angeles County homeless agencies responsible with reducing homelessness in the LA area failed to spend around $150 million in federal grants between 2015 and 2020, a figure that would have...