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Hype Over Assemblyman Rivas Forcing Vote To Replace Speaker Rendon Growing

May 31, 2022 12:11 pmJune 1, 2022 6:14 am

Hype over an impending vote that would replace current Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood) with Assemblyman Robert Rivas (D-Salinas) continues to grow in the Assembly, with the vote coming as soon as later today. The surprising possible shakeup has been...

Governor Newsom Tests Positive For COVID-19

May 31, 2022 2:22 amMay 30, 2022 10:22 pm

During the weekend, Governor Gavin Newsom tested positive for COVID-19, the first time he has tested positive since the pandemic began in March 2020. In recent weeks, the Governor had increased his personal precautions against COVID-19, including receiving an additional...

Berkeley Unified School District Bring Back Mask Mandate For Rest of Year

May 23, 2022 4:52 pmMay 23, 2022 4:56 pm

The Berkeley Unified School District brought back indoor mask mandates for students, teachers, and staff on Monday with only two weeks left in the school year due to a rising number of COVID-19 cases in the Bay Area. At the...

DNC member, California Democratic Party Leader Melahat Rafiei Resigns Over Bribery Allegations

May 23, 2022 12:32 pmMay 23, 2022 3:35 pm

California Democratic Party Secretary and Democratic National Committee (DNC) member Melahat Rafiei resigned from her positions on Sunday due to mounting evidence that she offered to bribe public officials and omitted some facts in an FBI affidavit over the growing...

San Francisco Archbishop: Pelosi Will Be Banned From Communion Over Her Pro-Abortion Stance

May 21, 2022 2:36 amMay 20, 2022 10:57 pm

San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone announced on Friday that he had sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) informing her that she would no longer be allowed to receive holy communion due to her support of abortion rights....

Man Who Set 2020 Big Sur Dolan Fire Sentenced to 24 Years in Prison

May 20, 2022 12:43 pm

Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine Pacioni announced on Thursday that Monterey County Superior Court Judge Pamela Butler had sentenced the arsonist who set off the Dolan Fire in August 2020 to 24 years in prison due to the fire injuring...

San Diego City Council Votes To Institute Cap on Number of Vacation Rental Properties

May 19, 2022 4:05 pm

The San Diego City Council passed a new ordinance earlier this week that will institute a cap on the number of vacation rental properties that the city will allow at any given time designed to crack down on properties that...