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Beleaguered LA City Councilman Says Only a Recall Will Remove Him From Office

October 24, 2022 4:42 pm

After weeks of continued public protests and calls to resign coming from the large majority of LA citizens and lawmakers nationwide, Los Angeles City Councilman Kevin de Leon remained defiant, saying on Sunday that the only way he is leaving...

Governor Newsom, Senator Dahle Square Off In Debate In San Francisco

October 24, 2022 1:29 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom and Senator Brian Dahle (R-Bieber) went back and forth in the lone gubernatorial debate Sunday night in San Francisco, touching on numerous hot-button issues in California including homelessness, abortion rights, gas prices, education, climate change, reparations, and...

CA High-Speed Rail Authority Awards $35 Million Stations Design Contract

October 21, 2022 11:47 amOctober 21, 2022 2:19 pm

The California High-Speed Rail Authority Board of Directors approved a $35 million design and support services contract for four Central Valley stations on Thursday to Foster + Partners and Arup (F+P Arup), inflating the $113 billion high-speed rail budget even...

SF Mayor London Breed Apologizes For Honduran Drug Dealer Remark

October 21, 2022 2:30 amOctober 20, 2022 8:41 pm

San Francisco Mayor London Breed apologized on Thursday for comments she made earlier this month where said that many drug dealers in the Tenderloin district are Hondurans. On October 5th, only days before the Los Angeles City Council racist recording...

Electrics Reach 17.7% of All New Car Sales in California

October 20, 2022 4:30 pmOctober 21, 2022 2:18 pm

The California Energy Commission (CEC) released new zero emissions vehicle (ZEV) sales info on Wednesday, showing that 17.7% of all new cars in California have been ZEVs, a rise of 126.9% in ZEV sales since 2020 and climb that ensures...

Caruso Retakes Narrow Lead In LA Mayoral Race Over Bass

October 19, 2022 1:20 pm

A new Los Angeles Daily News/J.Wallin Opinion Research Poll released on Tuesday found that developer Rick Caruso now holds a slight 3% lead over Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-CA) in the LA Mayoral election, marking a large turnaround following Bass’ double...

LA City Council Elects Paul Krekorian As Next Council President Amid Racist Recording Scandal

October 18, 2022 8:44 pm

Amid large protests outside Los Angeles City Hall and at the homes of City Councilmen Kevin de Leon and Gil Cedillo over the racist recording scandal, the LA City Council voted for Councilman Paul Krekorian to be their new President...