Barbara Lee surges into lead in Oakland mayor’s race
Former Democrat Rep. Barbara Lee surged to lead in the race to become Oakland’s next mayor, according to the vote results released Friday evening. The latest tally showed Lee was moving ahead of former city councillor Lauren Taylor, her main challenger in the race. Her lead was well commanding the San Francisco Chronicle It’s called […]
Newsom pardons Cambodian immigrant facing deportation, among other Easter clemency actions
Sacramento – On Friday, Gov. Gavin Newsom provided tolerance to 25 felonies, including Cambodian migrants facing deportation, in a series of pardons and commutes issued before the Easter holidays. The governor was a critic of the Trump administration’s immigration policy, which included denouncement of Venezuelan immigrants being deported to El Salvador’s biggest security prison last […]
Judge moves toward shuttering troubled Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall
A Los Angeles County judge took a major step Friday to close the Los Padrino boys hall in Downey, months after the state watchdog determined it was “inappropriate” to house young people. Judge Miguel Espinoza issued a preliminary rule that it is “illegal” for the LA County Probation Department to allow the juvenile to continue […]
More immigrants self-deport rather than risk being marched out like criminals
Celeste traveled to the US from Peru 20 years ago, and later continued her tourist visa as a young woman, 19 years old. She went back home to study graphic design, but was unable to work in her field without a paper, finding a painstaking job cleaning her hotel rooms and offices in Los Angeles. […]
Contributor: Small nuclear reactors are no fix for California’s energy needs
From venture capitalists to news media to US energy secretaries, it may seem like everyone is unlocking the nuclear renaissance and promoting small modular reactors as key to solving both climate change and the fierce needs of electricity in modern data centers. On Monday, the California Legislature’s Natural Resources Commission will consider a bill to […]
Californians in Congress push for break on mortgage payments after natural disasters
Southern California lawmakers representing the Eton and Palisades fire zones introduced the bill in Congress on Thursday, giving homeowners affected by natural disasters across the country a break from mortgage payments for nearly a year. The bill introduced by U.S. Rep. Judy Chew (D-Montapark) and Brad Sherman Oaks requires lenders to grant a six-month suspension […]
Menendez brothers face key hearing in bid for freedom
The Los Angeles County judge is expected to begin hearing evidence in Van Nuisse’s courtroom, which will give the Eric brothers and Lyle Menendez their first chance of freedom in more than 35 years. Defense attorney Mark Jelagos asks LA County Superior Court Judge Michael Jessick to resent his brother on manslaughter in the execution-style […]
Newsom to announce California lawsuit against Trump’s tariffs
On Wednesday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom is scheduled to release a lawsuit challenging President Trump’s executive branch to enact international tariffs without Congressional approval. The Governor’s Office states that legal measures are International Emergency Economic Power Lawcited Trump as imposing tariffs, but refused to grant him the ability to unilaterally adopt tariffs on goods imported […]
Amid questions about his resume, leader of new Los Angeles housing agency plans to depart
New Los Angeles County public agencies will collect quickly Taxpayer money is estimated to be $400 million a year Funding low-income housing developments across the county. Ryan Johnson, interim CEO of Los Angeles County’s Affordable Housing Solutions Agency, is tasked with spending these dollars to ultimately dent the area’s ruthless homeless crisis. Johnson was selected […]
Contributor: Why California leads the way toward parity for women in elected office
In these tough times, it is important to be aware of progress and victory when working to save America itself. For the first time this year, women are making up a majority in the California Senate. In both rooms, 58 women (record-high) serve. This will only be two seats from gender equality, making California the […]
