WGA Strike Could Cost California Almost $3 Billion
The current Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike could cost the state of California upwards of $3 billion. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the previous WGA strike lasted for 100 days between 2007 and 2008, a stoppage that cost around $2 billion at the time; this totals $2.8 billion in 2023. Chief global strategist of […]
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California Surpasses 1.5 Million ZEVs Goal Two Years Ahead of Schedule
B-ROLL: Governor Newsom and First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom tour ZEVs at the California Natural Resources Agency in Sacramento (download) WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: California achieved its goal of 1.5 million zero emission vehicles (ZEVs) sold in the state two years ahead of schedule, with $2 billion in ZEV incentives having been distributed to Californians to […]
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Council to hear update on TDA takeover of Sports Commission | #citycouncil
During their meeting of Tuesday, May 9, members of Asheville City Council will hear a presentation about the potential absorption of the Asheville Buncombe Regional Sports Commission by the Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority. While no related documents were linked to Council’s agenda as of press time, an April 26 presentation from the BCTDA shares […]
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Joseph Sabino Mistick: Gainey should be at the head of the table
In a series of reports on KDKA-TV News, investigative reporter Andy Sheehan has asked city officials this question: Who is running the City of Pittsburgh? The elected mayor or officials of SEIU Healthcare, the union that is credited by many with getting him elected, spending $350,000 to support his campaign? After his election, Mayor Ed […]
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Alabama Democrat vice chair Isner defends State Rep. Givan’s racist comments — ‘That is a word that can be used between black people’ | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Alabama Democratic Party vice chairman Tabitha Isner has taken the stance that the confrontation between two State Representatives, in which a Democratic lawmaker alluded to a GOP lawmaker as an “N-word,” would wisely be left unaddressed by white people. On Thursday, 1819 News detailed an exchange between State Rep. Juandalynn Givan (D-Birmingham) and State Rep. […]
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AP projects Wes Allen to win Alabama secretary of state’s race | #elections | #alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) – Alabama’s secretary of state race came down to three candidates: Democrat Pamela Laffitte, Libertarian Matt Shelby and Republican Wes Allen. The Associated Press is projecting Allen to win the seat after defeating his two opponents by a wide margin in Tuesday’s general election. Allen has served as a member of the […]
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Georgia, Arkansas Revive Old-School Teaching Method: Poetry Recitation
In his rousing keynote address at The Heritage Foundation’s 50th anniversary gala last month, then-Fox News host Tucker Carlson offered an unexpected piece of advice: “Don’t throw away your hard-copy books.” Unlike digitized books, films, and albums that can be canceled, rewritten, or vanished altogether, physical copies are “the enduring repository that cannot be disappeared.” […]
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California’s Black reparations panel starts historic vote
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — California’s reparations task force began voting Saturday on recommendations for how the state may compensate and apologize to Black Californians for generations of harm caused by discriminatory policies. The nine-member committee, which first convened nearly two years ago, was giving final approval at a meeting in Oakland to a hefty list […]
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California Announces Emergency Stockpile of Abortion Medication, Defending Against Extreme Texas Court Ruling
Governor Newsom announced that California has secured an emergency stockpile of up to 2 million pills of Misoprostol, a safe and effective medication abortion drug, in the wake of an extremist judge seeking to block Mifepristone, a critical abortion pill. California shared the negotiated terms of its Misoprostol purchase agreement to assist other states in […]
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3 stabbings — 2 of them fatal — rattle a quiet California college town : NPR
People view a memorial set up at the compassion bench in Davis, Calif., on Monday, May 1, 2023, to honor David Henry Breaux, 50 years old, who was found stabbed to death in Central Park. Paul Kitagaki Jr./AP hide caption toggle caption Paul Kitagaki Jr./AP People view a memorial set up at the compassion bench […]
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