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Los Angeles County Votes To Ban Flavored Tobacco And Vaping Products

September 25, 2019 2:49 pm

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors have voted to make it illegal to buy or sell flavored tobacco or vaping products within county limits. The county joins San Francisco, Michigan, and, most recently, Massachusetts, in banning flavored e-cigarettes and...

Miguel Santiago introduced the free tuition bill.

RECAP: AB 857, Creating Public Banks In California

September 24, 2019 7:00 pm

After being struck down in years past, AB 857 is a signature away from making public banks in California a reality. What is it? Assembly Bill 857. According to AB 857, whose framework is largely based on the only current...

RECAP: SB 330, The Bill That Would Restrict The Housing Laws of Individual Cities

September 24, 2019 1:50 pm

In the midst of a housing crisis, the battle over a city deciding for itself what it’s needs are vs. what the state needs are clashing again in the form of SB 330. What is it? Senate Bill 330. SB...

California AG Becerra Wants Fast-Track Deportations Overruled

September 24, 2019 10:01 amSeptember 25, 2019 8:18 am

The Trump Administration issued a new rule in July that expands the use of expedited removal of illegal aliens in the United States. “The Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security (“DOJ,” “DHS,” or collectively, “the Departments”) are...

The Housing Crisis Part II: Los Angeles

September 23, 2019 4:22 pmSeptember 24, 2019 9:21 am

Walking down East 3rd Street in Los Angeles, on the border of the neighborhood known as “Skid Row,” a man in his late 40s wearing a faded Los Angeles Raiders t-shirt pointed to a bank of condos. “I used to...

President Trump’s Whirlwind Trip to California; Media and Elected Democrats Denounce Visit

September 22, 2019 11:47 amSeptember 22, 2019 12:06 pm

President Donald Trump traveled to California last week and California’s left, the media, and elected Democrats went crazy, and denounced his visit. The headlines from California news outlets were predictable: AP: Trump says he will do ‘something’ about homelessness SDUT:...

Thousands Gather In Los Angeles For The Global Climate Strike

September 20, 2019 5:24 pm

Los Angeles was one of many cities around the world joining the largest protest against climate change in history. Over 10,000 people ranging from retired Baby Boomers to Generation Z students who walked out of class gathered at Pershing Square...