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2022 LA Mayoral Election: Comparing Attendance Records of Karen Bass and Rick Caruso

April 19, 2022 2:45 amApril 18, 2022 7:33 pm

With the LA Mayoral primary now only about a month and a half away and the race now virtually neck to neck between Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-CA) and Developer Rick Caruso according to the latest polls, both frontrunners are now...

Bill To Make Kindergarten Mandatory Gains Support

April 18, 2022 4:31 pm

A long discussed and hard fought bill to make kindergarten mandatory before entering first grade has received increased support in recent weeks, signaling that passage could come later this year. Senate Bill 70, authored by Senator Susan Rubio (D-Baldwin Park),...

COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Pulled For K-12 Students Until July 2023

April 16, 2022 2:30 amApril 15, 2022 9:54 pm

California Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly announced late Thursday that the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for K-12 students set to begin this year has been delayed to at least July 2023. The COVID-19 K-12 mandate was first announced...

47,000 SoCal Grocery Union Workers Agree to Ratify New Contract, Ending Strike Threats

April 15, 2022 2:17 pm

Nearly 47,000 United Food and Commercial Workers grocery store workers in Southern California agreed to the new three-year contract on Thursday, finally ending all talks of a possible strike after months of worry. Earlier this week, the workers had voted...

CA Bill To Mandate COVID-19 Vaccines For All K-12 Students Scrapped by Sen. Pan

April 15, 2022 2:23 amApril 14, 2022 9:24 pm

A bill that would have required that all Californian public and private school students to receive the COVID-19 vaccination was shelved on Thursday shortly before the first Senate Committee vote on it. Senate Bill 871, authored by Senator Richard Pan...

LA County Sheriff Villanueva Announces Deputies Patrolling LA Metro Will Be Withdrawn in July

April 14, 2022 9:16 pmApril 14, 2022 9:16 pm

At a press conference in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva announced that all deputies who patrol anywhere in the LA County Metropolitan Transit Authority would be withdrawn from duty unless the Sheriff’s department is given...

Proposed Ballot Initiative To Give Oakland Voters $100 to Spend on Local Political Campaigns

April 14, 2022 12:32 pm

During an Oakland Public Ethics Commission meeting on Wednesday, a proposed ballot measure was put forward to create a program giving all Oakland voters $100 to spend on political contributions for major city offices. According to a MapLight study, half...