Day: October 1, 2023

California

California Republicans love candidates who bash the state

ANAHEIM —  On Friday, Leonard Bernal stood beside a friend amid a sea of MAGA paraphernalia and was absolutely buzzing. Former President Trump had just wrapped up a fiery speech to 1,500 paying attendees at the California Republican Party’s fall convention in Anaheim, where he spent the better part of 90 minutes trashing the Golden State, […]

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City Council

Meet the Nampa City Council candidates for District 2 | Regional News | #citycouncil

On Nov. 7, Nampa will be holding its first-ever local city council elections divided by district. Six new districts mean residents now only vote within their district. For the 2023 elections, three councilors will be selected to fill seats for districts 2, 4 and 6. The city’s online district viewer page can be used to […]

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Mayor

Tijuana mayor is taking on on cartels amid death threats

Downtown Tijuana directly south of the Tijuana River Canal. (Salvador Rivera/Border Report) (NewsNation) — The mayor of the Mexican border town Tijuana now travels with a security detail and lives in military barracks after receiving escalating death threats from cartels that control the area. Tijuana is one of the most dangerous cities in the world. […]

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California

California Republicans have McCarthy’s back. For now.

It’s possible once delegates decamp from the convention and return to conservative TV overnight or AM talk radio in the morning, they will rally around Rep. Matt Gaetz’s (R-Fla.) effort to depose the speaker. But at a convention dominated by presidential campaign appearances and feuding over hot-button issues like abortion, the focus of grassroots Republicans […]

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California

Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s body returns to California on military flight

U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein returned Saturday to her hometown for the final time when a military jet carrying the late Democratic senator’s body landed at San Francisco International Airport. The long-serving senator and political trailblazer died Thursday at her home in Washington, D.C., after a series of illnesses. At 90, she was the oldest member […]

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Mayor

Columbia mayor calls for formation of Office of Violence Prevention | Mid-Missouri News

COLUMBIA — Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe is requesting the formation of city-wide Office of Violence Prevention.  In an opinion article for the Columbia Missourian, Buffaloe said she will file the request with City Manager De’Carlon Seewood on Monday.  The office will partner with public safety offices, community violence intervention programs and neighborhood voices to advance violence […]

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California

Republicans Love to Hate on California at GOP Convention

“We’ve had a lot of problems in California, and California leads the nation,” said Board of Equalization Member Ted Gaines. “If we’re setting policy in place that in many cases is not working and that’s spreading across the country, we’ve got a problem… I don’t think there’s anything wrong with citing what those problems are.” […]

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California

California groundwater fight pits small farmers against carrot giants

In the hills of a dry, remote patch of California farm country, Lee Harrington carefully monitors the drips moistening his pistachio trees to ensure they’re not wasting any of the groundwater at the heart of a vicious fight. He is one of scores of farmers, ranchers and others living near the tiny town of New […]

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City Council

Wu tries to flex her influence | #citycouncil

This election cycle is Wu’s first since winning the mayoralty, and by backing certain candidates, she is trying to do what any shrewd politician should: continue to build a power structure that makes it easier for her to deliver on her agenda. Eldin Lynn Villafañe, a public relations specialist, said he was not surprised that […]

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