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LA Mayor Eric Garcetti Begins Congressional Confirmation Hearings For India Ambassadorship

December 14, 2021 12:05 pm

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti appeared before a Congressional panel Tuesdaylooking into his India ambassadorship nomination in Washington. Garcetti had been waiting for the hearings to begin since late May, when he was first rumored to have been President Joe...

CPUC Proposes Reduction in Discounted Energy Bills For Solar Customers

December 13, 2021 3:46 pmDecember 15, 2021 3:41 pm

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) sent in a reform proposal on Monday to reduce the energy bill discounts for people who install solar panels and storage systems. The current law has been in the books since 1995. That year,...

High-End Designer and Boutique Stores Closing In Response to Statewide Smash-And-Grab Crime Wave

December 13, 2021 12:20 pmDecember 13, 2021 5:16 pm

Numerous designers and boutique owners closed their stores across California during the weekend, with most saying that it is happening primarily due to the retail crime wave that has picked up significantly in the past month. Since November, many high...

California Lawmakers, Abortion Proponents Unveil Plan To Create Abortion Sanctuary State

December 8, 2021 11:55 amDecember 8, 2021 2:50 pm

Dozens of California abortion clinics, pro-abortion groups, and lawmakers in favor of abortion presented a plan Wednesday to make California a sanctuary state for those wanting abortions in case the landmark Roe v. Wade is overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court...

State Water Project Announces 0% Allocation of Requested Water To Districts

December 2, 2021 12:31 pmDecember 4, 2021 7:46 am

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced on Wednesday that the initial 2022 State Water Project (SWP) will be at 0% for the first time in state history due to the ongoing drought. The decision by the State Water Project,...

Police Defunding Efforts, Lowered Numbers of Police Officers Partially To Blame For Recent Retail Robbery Wave

November 26, 2021 3:13 pmNovember 28, 2021 10:30 am

The wave of group mob-style smash and grab robberies around the Golden State continued on in California over the Thanksgiving holiday period, resulting on the ramping up of police protection despite some departments facing strained resources following defunding efforts. Following...

Former Professor Indicted In District Court Over Starting 4 Wildfires This Summer

November 19, 2021 4:13 pm

Former Sonoma State University criminal justice Professor Gary Stephen Maynard was indicted on five counts of arson by a federal Grand Jury at the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California in Sacramento on Thursday over allegedly...