Homelessness isn’t a crime here, but the Supreme Court could change that – Marin Independent Journal
A homeless encampment along Mahon Creek Path in San Rafael on Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. (Alan Dep/Marin Independent Journal) Is homelessness a crime? The answer should obviously be no. Unfortunately, the Supreme Court recently agreed to review a case that poses that question, and there is every reason to fear that the conservative justices will […]
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CITY COUNCIL: Juneteenth will be celebrated at Bruce’s Beach and Polliwog Park | #citycouncil
by Mark McDermott The Manhattan Beach City Council Tuesday night unanimously agreed to host a celebration of the new federal holiday, Juneteenth, with a June 19 gathering at Bruce’s Beach Park and larger festivities at Polliwog Park on June 22. Juneteenth, officially known as Juneteenth National Independence Day, celebrates the final enforcement of the Emancipation […]
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Longtime City Council Member Kathie Tovo Announces Run for Mayor: Mayor Kirk Watson has not yet announced his re-election – News
Mayor Kirk Watson has not yet announced his re-election By Austin Sanders, 5:11PM, Thu. Jan. 18, 2024 Kathie Tovo (Courtesy of Tovo Campaign) Kathie Tovo, the former City Council Member who served for more than a decade on Council first as an at-large then as a district representative, announced her campaign to be Austin’s next […]
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Arkansas Supreme Court will hear supporters’ case for paper ballots amendments
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Arkansas’ highest court agreed Wednesday to fast-track a hearing in a lawsuit from a group advocating for the removal of voting machines from Arkansas elections. The nonprofit Arkansas Voter Integrity Initiative sued Secretary of State John Thurston and the state Board of Election Commissioners earlier this month, asking the state Supreme Court to certify two […]
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Grim predictions with California horse racing at a crossroads
The California Horse Racing Board was facing what could be its most consequential decision in its almost 90 years of existence. Will it try to save Northern California racing at lower odds for success and possibly putting Southern California in further peril with an outside chance it could work out for both? Or will it […]
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California Elections Worker Opens Fentanyl-Laced Envelope
An elections office worker was exposed to fentanyl after opening an envelope that containing a suspicious white powder on Wednesday. Initial tests turned up traces of fentanyl in the package, which was mailed to the elections department in Yuba County, a rural area north of Sacramento, California’s capital. The county spokesperson said the envelope did […]
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Kathie Tovo enters race for Austin Mayor for 2024 election | #citycouncil
Kathie Tovo, who served for more than a decade on the Austin City Council, announced Thursday she is running for Mayor. Tovo served first as an at-large City Council member, then as District 9 City Council member. In 2022, she teased a run for Mayor, but ultimately decided against it. “As a Council Member, I […]
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Calexico’s New Mayor Hit with Recall Papers
CALEXICO — Gloria Romo hadn’t been mayor of Calexico all of 20 minutes when the chief architect of the successful recall election campaign against two of her fellow City Council members set her sights on Romo mid-council meeting. The reorganizational meeting of the City Council on Wednesday evening, Jan. 17, was already off to a […]
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Brinyark, Kitchens prevail in House, Senate contests | #elections | #alabama
Alabama held two special elections for the state House and Senate on Tuesday. Voters went to the polls for a special general election in Alabama’s 16th House District and in a primary for Senate District 9. Republican Bryan Brinyark won the House District 16 election with 2,370 votes, or 83.5%, over Democratic opponent John Underwood’s […]
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Leftist political group honors Alaska State Sens. Wilson and Tobin | #alaska | #politics
Alaska State Sen. David Wilson (R-Wasilla) Future Caucus, a left-leaning political activist organization, announced Jan. 17 that it has selected Alaska State Senators David Wilson (R-Wasilla) and Löki Tobin (D-Anchorage) to participate in a nationwide fellowship program tailored for Gen Z and millennial state legislators who demonstrate a willingness to “build bipartisan coalitions.” While Future […]
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