Day: March 9, 2024

California

Map shows breakdown of votes for San Diego congressional races – NBC 7 San Diego

NBC News projects incumbents in five San Diego congressional races will advance to a runoff after early leads in the 2024 California Primary. These maps using data from the Registrar of Voters office break down how big of a lead each incumbent held over their top challengers in the races for U.S. House of Representatives […]

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California

Huntington Beach, California bans Pride flags

Voters in Surf City U.S.A. on Tuesday amended their city charter to ban rainbow Pride and other flags from government property unless approved by a unanimous vote from its city council. Huntington Beach passed Measure B with over 58 percent of the vote and roughly 28 percent opposed. Unless specifically approved by all members of […]

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City Council

City Council hearing on Boston’s free museum program abruptly canceled | #citycouncil

“There’s no valid explanation,” City Councilor Erin Murphy, lead sponsor of a resolution pushing to expand Wu’s “BPS Sundays” pilot program. “It leaves me with many questions and it needs to be rescheduled sooner rather than later.” The hearing would seek public comment on the program, which offers free admission the first two Sundays of […]

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Mayor

Mayor Bass’s Inside Safe Program Gets Another $3 Million In Federal Funding After City Controller Audit Announced

Keep up with LAist. If you’re enjoying this article, you’ll love our daily morning newsletter, How To LA. Every weekday, you’ll get fresh, community-driven stories that catch you up with our independent local news. Los Angeles’s flagship homelessness program will receive an additional $3 million in federal funding, Mayor Karen Bass’s office announced today. The […]

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Arkansas

ENTERTAINMENT NOTES: Navy band’s Sea Chanters to give three concerts in state | The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

MUSIC Up to Chants The United States Navy Band Sea Chanters will give three Arkansas concerts this week: ◼️ 7 p.m. Thursday, West Memphis High School Performing Arts Center, 501 W. Broadway, West Memphis. Admission is by free ticket; visit tinyurl.com/3nszcsun. ◼️ 7:30 p.m. Friday, Fine Arts Center at East Arkansas Community College, 1700 Newcastle […]

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California

California $20 Fast-Food Wage Will Drive up Pay in Other Industries

Angle down iconAn icon in the shape of an angle pointing down. Rich Legg/Getty Images California’s fast-food workers are getting a new minimum wage of $20 an hour from April. But it’s not just fast-food workers who’ll benefit. Workers in other hourly-paid jobs could also get pay rises. Restaurants and stores compete for labor. If […]

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California

California Republican Haley supporters face candidate conundrum

Race to sway undecided voters Biden hits the campaign trail and Trump sits with foreign leaders after Thursday’s State of the Union. The race to sway undecided voters is underway. OAKLAND, Calif. – The race for the White House swings through Georgia on Saturday, with President Joe Biden scheduled to arrive in Atlanta for a […]

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California activist group teaches teens to push for ‘racial justice’ with taxpayer funds: Report

A California activist group, Californians for Justice (CFJ), was paid “nearly $2 million to facilitate equity and leadership development training for students and teachers” between 2019 to 2023, per a Free Press report.  The Long Beach Unified School District used taxpayer funds to pay CFJ, The Free Press revealed.  CFJ pushes to teach youth about […]

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City Council

Attacks on Israel and American democracy through city councils must stop – Orange County Register | #citycouncil

The Irvine City Council meets in Irvine on Tuesday, November 28, 2023. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG) Since October 7th, city council chambers across the country have been besieged by “ceasefire” protestors. Speakers utilize open meetings laws to accuse Israel of genocide and of being an apartheid state. The protestors hijack city council […]

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Mayor

Mayor Andre Dickens, other officials greet the president at the airport

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens and other local officials greeted President Joe Biden on the tarmac at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport when he touched down Saturday afternoon. Biden’s visit will give the first look into how Dickens may be utilized to promote the Democrat’s agenda and spread his talking points to reach metro area voters. The first-term […]

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