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Fox News
1 year ago
San Francisco

Reporter calls San Francisco 'worse than the third world' due to drugs, homeless problems

A reporter based in San Francisco, California, told CNN that the city he loves has transformed into a den of "homelessness, mentally ill" and fentanyl.Phil Matier, a journalist with ABC7 News that CNN described as "a fixture" of San Francisco, said those problems were threatening the city's future despite it being a tech innovation hub.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US news

California governor signs bill giving energy commission oversight power on oil companies

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law Tuesday that gives the state's energy commission oversight power on oil companies to determine potential price gouging and impose corresponding penalties.Why is it that we are paying at peak $2.61 more per gallon of gasoline than the national average?
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Medicine

California enters a contract to make its own affordable insulin

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday announced a partnership with drugmaker Civica Rx, to offer insulin at a dramatically lower cost, during a visit to a Kaiser Permanente warehouse storing thousands of insulin drug doses in Downey, Calif., on Saturday.Damian Dovarganes/AP California Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced a new contract with nonprofit drugmaker Civica Rx, a move that brings the state one step closer to creating its own line of insulin to bring down the cost of the drug.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
California

Harvey Weinstein will not be retried on rape charges in Los Angeles

Los Angeles County prosecutors will not seek to retry Harvey Weinstein in the sexual assault of two women, including Jennifer Siebel Newsom, after a jury hung on those charges last year, prosecutors announced Tuesday.After a two-month trial, in which he was accused of raping four women in hotels between 2004 and 2013, Weinstein was convicted in December of sexually assaulting an Italian model and actress following a film festival in Beverly Hills.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US politics

New York governor and attorney general ask major pharmacies to commit to dispensing abortion pill in state

New York's governor and attorney general on Thursday called on major pharmacy chains Walgreens, Rite Aid and CVS to commit to dispensing prescribed medication abortion in the state, both in pharmacy locations and through mail orders.Even as access to this medication is under threat elsewhere for political reasons, we remind you that New York's law is simple, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and state Attorney General Letitia James wrote in a letter to the pharmacies' executives.
therealdeal.com
1 year ago
LA real estate

Newsom Awards $200M for Affordable Housing in LA County

California Gov. Gavin Newsom; collage of funded Los Angeles County projects (Getty, GGLO Design, Abode Communities, KFA Architecture) The state has showered Los Angeles County with nearly $200 million to build 27 affordable and permanent supportive housing complexes with 2,460 apartments.Gov. Gavin Newsom awarded the money as part of $825 million to fund 58 affordable complexes with 9,550 units across the state, Urbanize Los Angeles reported.
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New York Daily News
1 year ago
Parenting

California to grant refuge to trans kids and their parents fleeing states that criminalize gender-affirming care

California Gov. Gavin Newsom late Thursday evening signed into law a bill that makes the state a safe haven for transgender kids and parents fleeing states that criminalize gender-affirming care.
Eater LA
1 year ago
LA food

California Lawmakers Approve Fast Food Labor Council to Increase Worker Wages and Safety

AB 257's fast-food council would be the first of its kind in the country, and could potentially become a model for other states to utilize, as food workers continue to further organize and unionize throughout the country, reports the Wall Street Journal.
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KTLA-5 reports concerns around driving up food costs, which owners claim will result in higher prices for customers.
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Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Potsie for mayor? 'Happy Days' alum Anson Williams is running for office in Ojai

Potsie for ... mayor?"Happy Days" actor Anson Williams is planning to run for office in his hometown of Ojai, Calif.
Berkeleyside
1 year ago
Education

Flush with state cash, BUSD budget will be largest ever next year

The Berkeley Unified school board approved a $190.8 million budget - its largest ever - for the 2022-23 school year at a meeting Wednesday night.
The Independent
1 year ago
Berlin

UN chief: Governments' inaction on climate is 'dangerous'

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres warned Tuesday of a "dangerous disconnect" between what scientists and citizens are demanding to curb climate change, and what governments are actually doing about it.
 @CharlesMeanGus1 year ago
I have seen an uptick in canvasing here in Marin County.
Los Angeles Times
2 years ago
Los Angeles

A cheat sheet for the California governor's race: Can anyone beat Gavin Newsom?

He's generally considered the front-runner without major Democratic opposition.
 @micshasan1 year ago
This one looks pretty wrapped up already. Would be good to see a more vibrant, perhaps 3 or more party system in CA and elsewhere. In hyper partisan times, states with a strong dem/rep lean become politically unaccountable.

Do you agree @JamesJalaPayneoReg @vcstewart @b_shine23 @haviba ?
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Los Angeles Times
2 years ago
Los Angeles

A cheat sheet for the California governor's race: Can anyone beat Gavin Newsom?

After Newsom beat back a recall, "the gubernatorial election seems like an afterthought," said Republican political consultant Kevin Spillane.
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Concerns about rising crime and California's seemingly intractable homelessness crisis emerged as the top political undercurrents driving voter dissatisfaction, with most of those surveyed giving Newsom poor marks for how he has handled those issues.
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The race did not attract many big names from the GOP, and those trying to oust the governor have not raised significant amounts of money.As The Times' Phil Willon summed it up: "With no widely known, well-funded challenger to Gov. Gavin Newsom's bid for reelection, a motley assortment of deep-thinkers, also-rans and fed-up political neophytes each holds a modicum of hope that, just maybe, they will shock California by winning enough votes in the June 7 primary to face off against the governor in the general election."
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Los Angeles Times
2 years ago
Los Angeles

A cheat sheet for the California governor's race: Can anyone beat Gavin Newsom?

The main candidates for governor responded to detailed questionnaires prepared by the San Diego Union-Tribune:
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