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How One Candidate Beat the Odds in the One Party State of California

December 24, 2022 7:54 amJanuary 4, 2023 2:48 pm

Anyone who thinks it is impossible for Republicans in California to regain relevance has not studied the campaign, and improbable victory, of Josh Hoover. The odds were against Hoover, who ran against a seasoned incumbent Democrat, five term Assemblyman Ken...

No Recess for the Wicked

December 23, 2022 3:22 pmDecember 23, 2022 3:23 pm

Ex-Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti will not be going to India anytime soon. The United States Senate, which has so far not deigned to approve Garcetti as Ambassador to India, has blocked any hope of President Biden naming him “Acting...

LA Mayor Karen Bass Halts Garcetti’s Last Order To Light Up The Hollywood Sign

December 23, 2022 12:20 pmDecember 23, 2022 3:26 pm

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass rescinded former Mayo Eric Garcetti’s last order on Thursday, ending a 10-day old executive directive that would have lit up the Hollywood Sign. On December 11th, shortly before leaving office, Garcetti signed a directive that...

Homeless Advocates Attempt To Halt San Francisco Encampment Removals By Emergency Order

December 22, 2022 2:36 pm

A number of homeless people, in conjunction with homeless advocates, brought forth a lawsuit to federal court on Thursday against the City of San Francisco, hoping to stop the city from removing encampments and homeless off public property via an...

Flavored Tobacco Ban Begins In California

December 22, 2022 1:46 pm

The statewide flavored tobacco and e-cigarette ban went into effect on Wednesday, impacting retailers and consumers alike less than a week after a final attempt to stop it in the Supreme Court failed. The battle over flavored tobacco in California...

California Businesses Prepare For End Of ‘Pink Tax’ January 1st

December 22, 2022 2:30 amDecember 21, 2022 7:46 pm

Throughout the week, business across California are preparing for the end of charging differently for men’s and women’s items that are priced similarly. Earlier this year, the Legislature passed and Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 1287 into law. According to the bill’s...

Oakland City Council Reinstates Indoor Public Masking Mandate

December 21, 2022 2:46 pmDecember 23, 2022 8:24 am

The Oakland City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to bring back mandatory masking at all indoor public facilities in order to fight rising cases of COVID, flu, and RSV. The move culminates in a year where Oakland had continual on...