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Nine Critical House Races In Play For Both Parties In California

November 8, 2022 1:37 pm

House races across the U.S. began in Tuesday’s Midterm Election, with the GOP expected by 84% to retake Congress. However, with the Republicans needing 30 of the competitive seats to take control, and Democrats needing 53 competitive seats to stay...

Gov. Newsom, Lawmakers Hold Rallies In Support Of Abortion Constitutional Measure Prop 1

November 8, 2022 2:30 amNovember 7, 2022 8:29 pm

Lawmakers across California held rallies on Sunday and Monday to gather final support for Proposition 1, a Constitutional Amendment to “enshrine the ‘Right to Abortion, Contraception,”with Governor Gavin Newsom and Secretary of State Shirley Weber in particular leading a large rally...

One Final Push For LA Mayoral Hopefuls Bass, Caruso Ahead of Election Day

November 7, 2022 4:46 pm

Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-CA) and Developer Rick Caruso made one final push each Monday, the last day before Midterm Election Day. Each concluded final strategies implemented over the weekend in the hopes to have the edge in the LA Mayoral...

National Democratic Leadership Denounces Gov. Newsom Over ‘Getting Crushed On Narrative’ Remark

November 7, 2022 1:02 pm

During the weekend, Senate Democrats and other high level members of the Democratic Party denounced claims by California Governor Gavin Newsom made last week that the Democratic Party is getting “crushed on narrative” this election, showing further fracturing of the...

Gov. Newsom Posthumously Pardons California Abortion Provider from 80 Years Ago

November 5, 2022 2:21 amNovember 4, 2022 9:24 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom announced a posthumous pardon for Laura Miner, a California woman who helped provide abortions for women in the 1930’s and 1940’s decades before Roe V. Wade, on Friday, bringing forward the issue of abortion only days before...

With Election Tuesday, Caruso, Bass In Dead Heat According To UC Berkeley Poll

November 4, 2022 12:44 pm

A final UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll on the Los Angeles Mayoral race was released on Thursday, showing Rick Caruso now only trailing Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-CA) by four percentage points, well within the margin of error. For...

Opinion: Why Rep. Katie Porter is the Wrong Person for the Job

November 4, 2022 9:30 amNovember 4, 2022 9:28 am

In June, U.S. Representative Katie Porter (D-CA-45) hijacked a Congressional hearing on gun legislation to trumpet her own agenda, when she falsely accused a witness of perjury, and exploited House committee rules to prevent the witness from defending herself. Fellow members...