21+ hour, 10+ min ago  (228+ words) With just days to go until California's June 2 primary election, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an election protections bill into law that aims to prevent federal law enforcement agencies from interfering with the state's elections. Senate Bill 73 prevents law enforcement agencies…...

21+ hour, 19+ min ago  (244+ words) A bill raising the eligible age for elderly parole passed unanimously in the California Assembly on Thursday amid calls to redefine what really constitutes "elderly" in the 21st century. Assembly Bill 2727 now goes to the Senate. The big picture: The legislation…...

21+ hour, 13+ min ago  (225+ words) Critics may not care for Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt's plan to deal with the drug-addicted homeless population, but a taxpayers organization and an economist say it isn't a bad approach. In a nine-minute video on X, Pratt said…...

2+ day, 57+ min ago  (192+ words) Just days ahead of the June primary election, former U. S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra and Steve Hilton appear poised to advance in the gubernatorial race." The Public Policy Institute of California released its latest survey, finding that California…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (319+ words) The San Joaquin Valley Sun Congress launches investigation into Calif. prison tablet program Congress has launched an investigation into California's prison system for reportedly allowing inmates to sexually exploit minors through taxpayer-funded tablets. The House Committee on Oversight and Government…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (383+ words) That is why California's AB 1088, brought forward by the 35th District's Assemblymember Jasmeet Bains (D-Delano), raises serious concerns from a law enforcement perspective. The bill, which on its surface appears to establish common sense regulations for kratom-related products, contains a smaller…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (146+ words) University of California professors want the system to reinstate its standardized testing requirements due to incoming students often coming in at a middle school level for math." More than 600 faculty members, led by UC Berkeley mathematicians, signed an open letter…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago  (155+ words) The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage in the U. S. rose to 6. 65% for the week ending May 22, reaching its highest point in nine months, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. The rate increase is linked to persistent inflation pressures " driven initially by high…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago  (493+ words) The San Joaquin Valley Sun Winemakers sue Santa Barbara County over trade association A Southern California winery is suing the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors and the Santa Barbara County Vintners Association. At issue is a Business Improvement District…...

3+ day, 6+ min ago  (223+ words) Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt is claiming that his hardline policies on the homeless will mean that thousands of the unhoused will relocate to Seattle, with its more permissive policies, if he is elected to office. The former reality…...