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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....

BREAKING: California’s Under-21 Firearms Sale Ban Overturned in 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

May 11, 2022 4:04 pmMay 12, 2022 6:05 am

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 on Wednesday that California’s ban on sales of semiautomatic weapons to those under 21 violated the second amendment and thus is unconstitutional. According to the Jones v. Bonta decision, which reversed...

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...

AG Rob Bonta Announces Investigation into Oil Companies’ Role in ‘Causing Global Plastics Pollution Crisis’

April 29, 2022 2:31 amApril 28, 2022 8:52 pm

California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced on Thursday that he would be launching a state investigation into the role of oil and gas companies into the world’s global plastics pollution crisis. In his announcement Bonta said that fossil fuel and petrochemical...

$44 Billion Twitter Sale to Elon Musk Ignites Fears Company May Be Moved Out of San Francisco

April 25, 2022 4:39 pmMay 3, 2022 3:57 am

The purchase of Twitter for $44 billion by Tesla CEO and billionaire Elon Musk on Monday fueled worry by Twitter employees and others that that the company could be moved out of state, or at least out of San Francisco,...

Climate Change, Climate Change, Climate Change!

April 11, 2022 11:07 amApril 11, 2022 11:19 am

Over the last several months or longer, if one were to peruse any one of California’s most read newspapers, the one topic that would most certainly be referenced at least once each and every day would be the (and excuse...

Gov. Newsom Again Denies Parole for Manson Family Member Leslie Van Houten

March 30, 2022 4:13 pmApril 4, 2022 10:17 pm

Convicted murderer and Manson Family member Leslie Van Houten was denied parole by Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday, saying that she is still an “unreasonable danger to society” if released. Press play to hear a narrated version of this story,...