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Oakland NAACP Demands Manual Recount in Mayor’s Race

January 4, 2023 8:23 am

The Oakland NAACP is demanding a manual recount in the Mayor’s race “due to a razor-thin margin of victory of 677 votes, an unusually high number of disqualified votes, and widespread confusion surrounding ranked-choice voting (RCV).” This comes on the...

Federal Govt. Orders Union Pacific To Deliver Livestock Feed To California After Numerous Delays

January 4, 2023 2:45 amJanuary 3, 2023 8:55 pm

The U.S. Surface Transportation Board issued an emergency order on Tuesday to force the Union Pacific railroad to haul corn and grain to California to prevent millions of chickens and cattle belonging to Foster Farms from starving. Last year, the...

Bruce’s Beach Sold Back To LA County For $20 Million Less Than 7 Months After Handover To Family

January 4, 2023 2:30 amJanuary 4, 2023 6:53 am

Heirs of the Bruce family, who were given back Bruce’s Beach in Manhattan Beach last year following 98 years after a controversial eminent domain decision by the city, sold back the beach to Los Angeles County on Tuesday after less...

Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero, Justice Kelli Evans Sworn In to California Supreme Court

January 3, 2023 12:05 pmJanuary 3, 2023 12:06 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom swore in new California Supreme Court Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero and new California Supreme Court Associate Justice Kelli Evans on Monday following months of criticisms aimed at Evans’ lack of experience on the bench. Guerrero, who replaces...

California Recalls, Recall Signature Gathering Continues Into 2023

January 3, 2023 2:30 amJanuary 3, 2023 6:56 am

In the last five years, California has seen such a flurry of recall activity that no other state even comes close. In 2018, State Senator Josh Newman was recalled over his vote in Sacramento over the gas tax, while Santa...

EXCLUSIVE: George Gascon’s Chief of Staff Criminal Investigation Target

January 1, 2023 8:57 amJanuary 1, 2023 12:28 pm

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon’s chief of staff, Joseph Iniguez, who made headlines for allegedly drunkenly threatening and berating an Azusa police officer, is under investigation by the California Department of Justice over the incident, possibly for threatening...

San Francisco Vacancy Rates Hit 27% In 2022

December 30, 2022 5:21 pm

Vacancy rates in San Francisco hit an average of 27% in 2022 according to the CBRE real estate firm this week, jumping up from 19% in 2021 and 4% in 2022, becoming the highest vacancy rate the city has seen...