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Gov. Newsom Signs Executive Order on Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Technology

May 4, 2022 12:30 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom signed an Executive Order on Wednesday around cryptocurrency and blockchain technology by both creating a more transparent environment for companies employing blockchain technology and creating a path for more a regulatory and consumer protection-focused environment for those...

Medi-Cal Benefits Expand to Ages 50+ Regardless of Immigration Status

May 3, 2022 4:58 pm

The age range to qualify for full Medi-Cal benefits was expanded this week from those aged 55 and older to those aged 50 and older, allowing more than 185,000 Californians to be enrolled in the program. The new minimum age,...

32 Hour Work Week Bill Halted For Year Following Massive Backlash, Missed Committee Deadlines

May 3, 2022 12:17 pmMay 23, 2022 8:06 am

A bill to create a 4 day, 32 hour work week in California was put on hold Monday after failure of the bill to meet committee deadlines for consideration, as well as overall lack of support. Assembly Bill 2932, authored...

2022 LA Mayoral Election: Caruso, Bass, and the Mad Dash to June

May 3, 2022 2:44 amMay 3, 2022 6:15 am

In recent weeks, the LA Mayoral race has continued to slow down with lines between all the candidates solidifying their support. Longtime frontrunner Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-CA) has kept up her base support of her Congressional district constituents, as well...

Weather Underground Terrorist Kathy Boudin, Mother of San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin, Dies at Age 78

May 2, 2022 4:29 pm

Kathy Boudin, the mother of San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin, a former member of the Weather Underground, and a convicted murder resulting from a botched 1981 robbery, died of cancer on Sunday at the age of 78. Born in 1943...

BLM Leader Forcibly Removed From Los Angeles Mayoral Debate Audience

May 2, 2022 12:44 pmMay 5, 2022 9:53 am

California State Los Angeles Professor and Black Lives Matter Leader Melina Abdullah was forcibly removed from a Los Angeles Mayoral debate on Sunday following her refusal to leave for not having a ticket and for trying to stage a protest...

Governor Newsom Considers Keeping Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant Open Past 2025

April 30, 2022 2:24 amMay 2, 2022 6:27 am

During a meeting with the Los Angeles Times Editorial Board on Thursday, Governor Gavin Newsom indicated that he may reverse course on the closure of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power in 2025, and may keep it open until the 2030’s...