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A CalMatters investigation finds that nearly half of commercial drivers had a valid license after being charged with vehicular manslaughter By Lauren Hepler and Robert Lewis (Republished from CalMatters) Loren Chow looked in the rearview mirror and had a terrifying realization. We’re going to get hit. There’s nothing I can do to get out of…

BY JEANNE KUANG (This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters.) Last month, while signing a bill to provide a tax credit for struggling local news outlets, Gov. Gavin Newsom reminisced about the days when reporters thronged around him when he was mayor of San Francisco — right around the time tech platforms swept into town and…

Voters who have perused their general information voter’s guide trying to figure out the long list of propositions on the Nov. 3 ballot can easily get confused. And it’s no wonder. Attorney General Rob Bonta, who has served since 2021, authors all the text the explanations in those voter guides and has often been accused…

That averages out to an extra $75 per month for tens of millions of recipients. By Jack Phillips (Republished from The Epoch Times) Tens of millions of retirees will see their Social Security benefits increase by 3.6 percent under a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) that goes into effect next year, the Social Security Administration (SSA) announced…

BY RACHEL BECKER (This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters.) With an El Niño winter threatening heavy rain, the State Auditor warns that California’s aging dams “continue to pose a risk to public safety,” especially in the Bay Area, San Diego, and Los Angeles areas. Lawmakers gave the state the power to penalize dam owners that…

By Charlie McCarthy (Republished from NewsMax) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement reportedly has begun an operation to go after the “worst of the worst” as well as noncriminal illegal aliens in California. The enforcement campaign, internally called “Operation Safe California,” began several days ago in the San Diego area and is expected to continue for…

Republican Steve Hilton calls the no-show pathetic; Independent reporter Anthony Cabassa says Becerra did not want to be asked why he lied about his family’s history By Megan Barth (Republished from The California Globe – californiaglobe.com) Democrat Xavier Becerra has pulled out of a scheduled Los Angeles Times debate with Republican rival Steve Hilton, Hilton announced…

BY RACHEL BECKER (This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters.) Even with an El Niño winter looming and memories of flooding still fresh, Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill aimed at shoring up the Delta’s aging levees and protecting the region and vital water infrastructure from flooding and sinking land. In his veto message, Newsom said the…

BY BEN CHRISTOPHER (This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters.) California voters will soon be asked whether they want to keep taxing the incomes of the rich. And they’ll be asked whether to start taxing the accumulated wealth of the even richer. Wait, there’s more. They’ll also get to weigh in on whether we should ban wealth taxesaltogether, subject the…

Hilton went on offense from the start, pressing Becerra on his record as attorney general and as Biden HHS secretary By Katy Grimes (Republished from The California Globe – californiaglobe.com) The debate Wednesday night on CNN was the only scheduled head-to-head between Xavier Becerra and Steve Hilton, moderated by Dana Bash and Jake Tapper. It was an…