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AG Bonta Restricts Four More States for State-Funded Travel Over Anti-LGBTQ Policies

July 1, 2022 2:50 amJuly 1, 2022 6:31 am

California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced on Thursday that Arizona, Indiana, Louisiana, and Utah would be added to the list of states that California halts state-sponsored travel to due to recent LGBT restriction laws. Ever since AB 1887 was passed...

LA City Council Gives Final Approval of $25 Hour Wage Increase For All Private Hospital Workers

June 30, 2022 5:07 pm

The Los Angeles City Council gave a final vote on an ordinance Wednesday to increase the minimum wage for workers at private hospitals to $25 an hour throughout the city. The increase, which will affect all workers in the hospital...

Former SF DA Chesa Boudin Says He My Run For DA Post-Recall

June 30, 2022 2:17 pmJune 30, 2022 9:24 pm

In his first interview after being recalled earlier this month, former San Francisco District Attorney told the San Francisco Chronicle earlier this week that he won’t rule out another run for office either in November or in 2023. Boudin, who...

Tesla to Close Autopilot Office in San Mateo, Lay Off 200 Workers

June 30, 2022 2:05 amJune 29, 2022 8:36 pm

Electric car and energy company Tesla announced on Wednesday that 200 Autopilot workers will be laid off, with the company’s San Mateo office also to close. In the last few years, Tesla and CEO, Elon Musk have had largely mixed...

Clean Cars and Clean Air Act Receives Enough Signatures for November Ballot

June 29, 2022 12:34 pm

Supporters of the Clean Cars and Clean Air Act ballot initiative, which aims to drastically reduce air pollution in California by increasing funding for wildfire firefighters, electric cars, and electric car infrastructure, announced on Tuesday that they accumulated almost 1...

The Media and Twitter Care about January 6

June 29, 2022 9:10 amJuly 5, 2022 2:22 pm

The chief television critic for The New York Times, James Poniewozik, raved about Tuesday’s edition of the January 6th Committee: “The investigation played like the Watergate hearings as punched up by the writers’ room of 24.” Press play to hear...

Return of Bruce’s Beach to Original Owners in Manhattan Beach Clears Final Major Vote

June 29, 2022 2:30 amJune 28, 2022 9:08 pm

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to give back Bruce’s Beach, located in the city of Manhattan Beach, back to the original owners after it had been taken away by the city 98 years ago. The fight...