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Bill To Make Kindergarten Mandatory Gains Support

April 18, 2022 4:31 pm

A long discussed and hard fought bill to make kindergarten mandatory before entering first grade has received increased support in recent weeks, signaling that passage could come later this year. Senate Bill 70, authored by Senator Susan Rubio (D-Baldwin Park),...

Vice President Harris Visits California Amid Record Low Approval Rating

April 18, 2022 12:17 pmApril 26, 2022 12:24 pm

Vice President Kamala Harris is to make several stops in California this week to help reaffirm Biden Administration policies as well as to try to reverse worsening poll numbers less than two months before the primary election. Press play to...

Sacramento Currently Spending $44 Million on Growing Homeless

April 18, 2022 8:15 amApril 18, 2022 12:54 pm

The City of Sacramento is spending more than $44 million to provide eight homeless shelters and camping options, most not yet built or ready, and three Project Homekey motel conversions. According to city officials, “most of that comes from state...

COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Pulled For K-12 Students Until July 2023

April 16, 2022 2:30 amApril 15, 2022 9:54 pm

California Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly announced late Thursday that the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for K-12 students set to begin this year has been delayed to at least July 2023. The COVID-19 K-12 mandate was first announced...

47,000 SoCal Grocery Union Workers Agree to Ratify New Contract, Ending Strike Threats

April 15, 2022 2:17 pm

Nearly 47,000 United Food and Commercial Workers grocery store workers in Southern California agreed to the new three-year contract on Thursday, finally ending all talks of a possible strike after months of worry. Earlier this week, the workers had voted...

LA County Sheriff Villanueva Announces Deputies Patrolling LA Metro Will Be Withdrawn in July

April 14, 2022 9:16 pmApril 14, 2022 9:16 pm

At a press conference in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva announced that all deputies who patrol anywhere in the LA County Metropolitan Transit Authority would be withdrawn from duty unless the Sheriff’s department is given...

Proposed Ballot Initiative To Give Oakland Voters $100 to Spend on Local Political Campaigns

April 14, 2022 12:32 pm

During an Oakland Public Ethics Commission meeting on Wednesday, a proposed ballot measure was put forward to create a program giving all Oakland voters $100 to spend on political contributions for major city offices. According to a MapLight study, half...