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Congresswoman Karen Bass Announces Candidacy for Los Angeles Mayoral Race

September 28, 2021 2:48 amSeptember 27, 2021 8:49 pm

Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-CA) announced that she will be running for Mayor of Los Angeles next year, joining a growing list of candidates to preside over America’s second largest city. Born in Los Angeles in 1953, Bass began her career...

Junipero Serra Statue On State Capitol Grounds To Be Replaced By Native American Memorial

September 27, 2021 3:25 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill over the weekend that replaces the now toppled state of Father Junipero Serra on the grounds of the State Capitol Building with a monument for Native Americans who lived in the Sacramento area before...

Ohio Becomes 18th State To Face State Travel Ban Following Passage of LGBT Denial of Care Law

September 27, 2021 11:04 am

California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced over the weekend that Ohio would be added to the state-sponsored travel ban list in California due to the recent passage of an LGBT denial of healthcare law in the Ohio legislature. According to...

California To Have First State Fair Since 2019 Next Year At Cal Expo In Sacramento

September 24, 2021 3:32 pm

Cal Expo and the California State Fair & Food Festival announced on Friday that the Fair would be returning next year following a two year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the joint announcement, the 2022 fair will...

Governor Newsom Signs Bill That Requires All Self-Driving Cars To Be Zero Emission By 2030

September 24, 2021 11:50 am

A bill that would require all autonomous vehicles in California to be solely zero-emission vehicles (ZEV) by 2030 was signed into law by Governor Newsom on Thursday. Senate Bill 500, authored by Senator Dave Min (D-Irvine), would specifically prohibit the...

Gov. Gavin Newsom Signs $15 Billion In Climate Change Legislation

September 24, 2021 2:30 amSeptember 27, 2021 6:12 am

At a press conference at the site of the KNP Complex Fire in Sequoia National Park on Thursday, Governor Gavin Newsom signed and approved funding a $15 billion climate bill, the largest in California history. Included as part of the...

San Francisco Landlords File Lawsuit Against City Over Ordinance Allowing Unpaid Rent Forgiveness

September 23, 2021 4:00 pmSeptember 23, 2021 4:01 pm

Two San Francisco landlord groups filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against the city, challenging a city relief aimed at dismissing certain rent debt. According to the lawsuit filed in the San Francisco Superior Court, the San Francisco Apartment Association and...