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Senate Votes Down Amendment to Bill To Make Human Trafficking a Serious, Violent Felony

August 23, 2022 2:30 amAugust 22, 2022 8:51 pm

The California Senate rejected new amendments made by Senator Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) to Assembly Bill 2167 on Monday, rejecting that human trafficking should be considered a serious and violent felony. AB 2167, authored by Assemblyman Ash Kalra (D-San Jose) and...

Is California’s ‘Lowest Monthly Unemployment Rate since 1970’s’ Legitimate?

August 22, 2022 12:28 pm

Employment statistics for July of 2022 were released over the weekend by the EDD, showing new statewide record unemployment lows while also noting several worrying trends. According to the new statistics, California’s unemployment rate went from 4.2% in June to...

Sacramento City Council Pressured by Residents to Get Homeless off the Sidewalks and Streets

August 22, 2022 11:04 am

The Sacramento City Council announced that it will discuss at Tuesday’s council meeting whether to bar homeless encampments from blocking sidewalks and building entrances. There are huge homeless camps blocking sidewalks, businesses and even school entrances. And business owners are fearful...

BART Police Announce That They Will No Longer Use ‘Racist’ Suspect Determination

August 20, 2022 2:30 amAugust 19, 2022 8:32 pm

Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) police announced on Thursday that it will no longer use the term “excited delirium” due to it being linked to past deaths of minorities during police incidents. The decision dates to earlier this year when...

New Poll Shows 61% of Californians Oppose Biden Running in 2024

August 19, 2022 1:11 pm

A new UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies (IGS) poll released on Friday shows that over 60% of California voters oppose President Biden from running again in two years, with other candidates from both parties gaining popularity as potential replacements...

Lawsuit Brews Over SF School Board Decision To Close Schools on Two Muslim Holidays

August 19, 2022 11:36 am

A decision earlier this month by the San Francisco School Board to allow two days off this year for two Islamic holy days in April and June faced multiple new legal challenges this week as many parental, religious, and legal...

Bill To Seal Felony Convictions Of Most Ex-Felons After 4 Years Passes Senate

August 19, 2022 2:30 amAugust 18, 2022 8:05 pm

A bill to create a new way to seal felony convictions and arrest records of formerly incarcerated Californians was passed by the Senate on Thursday. Senate Bill 731, jointly authored by Senators Maria Elena Durazo (D-Los Angeles) and Steven Bradford...