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San Francisco Sends Out Ballots For Upcoming February 15th Special Election

January 17, 2022 3:49 pmJanuary 19, 2022 12:02 pm

At-home ballots for the February 15th Special Election in San Francisco are expected to begin to reach voters’ homes this week to decide both the recall of three San Francisco School Board members, as well as who replaces David Chiu...

Bill To Make Juneteenth an Official State Paid Holiday Introduced in CA Assembly

January 17, 2022 11:50 am

A bill to make Juneteenth, a holiday that celebrates the emancipations of slavery in the United States, a paid state holiday in California, was introduced to the Assembly late last week. According to Assembly Bill 1655, authored by Assemblywoman Akilah...

NFL Announces Super Bowl LVI is to Remain in L.A. Despite COVID-19 Concerns

January 15, 2022 2:16 amJanuary 15, 2022 7:38 am

At a media event held at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood late on Thursday, NFL officials confirmed that Super Bowl LVI will still be held at the stadium after weeks of concern following reports that the NFL had been looking at...

One-Third of All LAUSD Students Called In Absent During First Week Back At School

January 14, 2022 4:23 pm

The Los Angeles Unified School District announced on Friday that 130,000 district students, or around 1/3rd of all students, have been absent this week from school, with the large amount of absences attributed to COVID-19 and COVID-19 fears. Some of...

RFK Assassin Sirhan Sirhan Denied Parole By Governor Newsom

January 14, 2022 12:00 pm

On Thursday, California Governor Gavin Newsom denied the parole of Sirhan Sirhan, the now 77-year-old man who has been in prison for 53 years for the 1968 murder of New York Senator Robert Kennedy, marking the 16th time that Sirhan...

San Francisco Adds New COVID-19 Mega-Event Vaccination Requirements

January 13, 2022 2:17 amJanuary 12, 2022 10:02 pm

The San Francisco Department of Public Health issued a new COVID-19 health order this week, changing mega-event vaccination rules above and beyond what is needed by new state requirements. New state requirements announced on December 31st and to come into...

Senator Andreas Borgeas Announces He Will Not Run For Re-Election This Year

January 12, 2022 3:20 pmJanuary 12, 2022 4:19 pm

Senator Andreas Borgeas (R-Fresno) announced on Tuesday that he would not be running for state Senate again, less than a week after he had announced that he would also not be running for Congress. Borgeas, a graduate of Northern Arizona,...