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11/14/2025

Light rain fell over much of the Southland early today, marking the start of what is expected to be a significant dousing of rain that forecasters say could trigger flooding and mudslides, particularly in recent burn areas, where evacuation warnings were in effect. Most Southern California residents awoke to wet conditions Friday as the first of two bands of rain made its way into the region, leading to slick roads during the morning commute....

Light rain fell over much of the Southland early today, marking the start of what is expected to be a significant dousing of rain that forecasters say could trigger flooding and mudslides, particul…

11/10/2025

SANTA FE SPRINGS — When Jesse Herrera first rolled his tiny churro cart into the Santa Fe Springs Swap Meet 27 years ago, he wasn’t just selling fried dough and cinnamon sugar — he was chasing a dream. “When I started here, I was selling churros out of a little cart,” he recalled, leaning on the counter of his now-bustling family booth....

SANTA FE SPRINGS — When Jesse Herrera first rolled his tiny churro cart into the Santa Fe Springs Swap Meet 27 years ago, he wasn’t just selling fried dough and cinnamon sugar — he was chasing a dr…

11/09/2025

Okay, we all wake up today to two “new” political realities in California, regardless of our personal sensibilities. Gavin Newsom’s political chess move has successfully put Trump’s king in a temporary, very difficult check. No, the situation is not yet a stalemate, but the Republican strategy now needs to delve significantly deeper than its initial plans.

The advertising and messaging in California worked very well. Regardless of the sense of having to take hard, nasty-tasting medicine of our own choosing to shock our systems back on the road to recovery, the vast majority of California voters on Tuesday,

Okay, we all wake up today to two “new” political realities in California, regardless of our personal sensibilities. Gavin Newsom’s political chess move has successfully put Trump…

11/09/2025

Over the last two legislative sessions, Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed 11 of 30 reparations-focused bills authored by members of the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC).
However, last month, the governor vetoed five key bills among 16 other reparation-focused bills in the CLBC’s “Road to Repair” that CLBC members introduced in the Legislature this year for their colleagues’ consideration.

Over the last two legislative sessions, Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed 11 of 30 reparations-focused bills authored by members of the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC).However, last month, th…

11/08/2025

Hundreds of unionized Keck Medicine of USC nurses will walk off the job and onto the picket lines on Thursday amid contract talks. Registered nurses at Keck Hospital of USC and USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center in Lincoln Heights will walk the picket line beginning at 7 a.m. this morning outside the Keck facility at 1500 San Pablo St. About 1,800 nurses are set to take part in the strike, which will last for 24 hours, according to the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United.

“We are the frontline nurses of Keck Medicine of USC, caring for patients from across Los Angeles and beyond — your friends, your family, your neighbors, your loved ones,” Jeong-A Cha, a Keck USC registered nurse, said in a statement.

Hundreds of unionized Keck Medicine of USC nurses will walk off the job and onto the picket lines on Thursday amid contract talks. Registered nurses at Keck Hospital of USC and USC Norris Comprehen…

11/08/2025

Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles are reportedly investigating whether leaders in the Black Lives Matter movement defrauded donors who contributed tens of millions of dollars during racial justice protests in 2020, according to an Associated Press story published today.

Law enforcement officials have issued subpoenas and at least one search warrant in recent weeks as part of the Justice Department probe into the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation and other Black-led organizations that helped kick off the widespread movement, AP reported.

Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles are reportedly investigating whether leaders in the Black Lives Matter movement defrauded donors who contributed tens of millions of dollars during racial justice…

11/08/2025

The frequency of mass shootings have now become a common issue, and a phenomenon that has become an increasing trend. Mass shootings occur with such frequency that what should be a paralyzing and nationwide mourning, when it occurs, is arguably reduced to a simple social media scroll and comment. Community events, concerts, schools, parties, political elections and other gathering occasions are now targets for shootings instead of a place to interact with friends and family.

The frequency of mass shootings have now become a common issue, and a phenomenon that has become an increasing trend. Mass shootings occur with such frequency that what should be a paralyzing and n…

11/08/2025

Counting and verifying votes takes time! And in California, we value accuracy over speed. General Information: www.sos.ca.gov/elections/official-canvass

11/07/2025

Before the federal government shutdown became imminent — and before the risk of a hunger crisis was clear — Assemblymember LaShae Sharp-Collins (D-La Mesa) introduced a bill aimed at preventing any reduction in CalFresh benefits, if federal funding were ever cut.

Assembly Bill (AB 1211), “CalFresh Eligibility,” would’ve required the State Department of Social Services to ensure CalFresh benefits remain at least at the level in effect on Jan. 20, 2025, if Washington decides to reduce spending on the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) – known as CalFresh in California.

Before the federal government shutdown became imminent — and before the risk of a hunger crisis was clear — Assemblymember LaShae Sharp-Collins (D-La Mesa) introduced a bill aimed at preventing any…

11/07/2025

Twenty-five attorneys general across the country and three governors have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture and its Secretary, Brooke Rollins, after the agency moved to suspend the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, better known as SNAP, which helps more than 40 million Americans buy food each month.

The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Massachusetts, argues that Rollins and the USDA unlawfully halted the program despite having billions of dollars in contingency funds that Congress specifically approved for emergencies like the current federal government shutdown.

Twenty-five attorneys general across the country and three governors have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture and its Secretary, Brooke Rollins, after the agency moved to sus…