Migrants storm onto California beach after landing in boat as stunned crowds look on
By Will Potter For Dailymail.Com 14:59 13 May 2024, updated 19:26 13 May 2024 Share or comment on this article: Shocking footage captured the moment a boatload of migrants rushed a busy California beach as stunned locals watched on. In a viral video shared to X, crowds gathered on Ocean Beach in San Diego as […]
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s foundation can’t raise money after California AG finds charity is ‘delinquent’
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s charity foundation has been declared delinquent and ordered to stop raising or spending money, Page Six can reveal. The royal duo have let the official registration fees for their charity, Archewell, lapse since at least the beginning of May, according to an official letter from California’s attorney general, Rob Bonta. […]
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Should state be able to require sobriety?
Desperate for a way to help the tens of thousands of people living in tents, cars and RVs on California’s streets, lawmakers are attempting to upend a key tenet of the state’s homelessness policy. Two new bills would allow state funding to support sober housing — a significant departure from current law, which requires providers […]
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Manassas Republians Announce 2024 Mayoral, City Council Candidates | #citycouncil
As Democrats hold a primary to choose Manassas City Council candidates, Republicans have announced candidates for the general election. May 13, 2024 12:19 pm EDT | Updated May 13, 2024 12:29 pm EDT MANASSAS, VA — While the June primary election will decide Democratic candidates for City of Manassas elections, the Republican Party has announced […]
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California budget revisions bring program cuts, no layoffs and no new taxes
California budget watchers, who were bracing for another series of cuts to close the state’s now $44.9 billion deficit, saw those fears realized when the governor released his May budget revisions. The state needs to solve deficits projected for the next two years, not just this year, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday during his […]
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Money crunch continues in suspense file
Gov. Newsom addresses the media during a press conference unveiling his revised 2024-25 budget proposal at the Capitol Annex Swing Space in Sacramento on May 10, 2024. Photo by Fred Greaves for CalMatters On Friday, Gov. Gavin Newsom delivered sobering news to lots of groups that rely on state funding, proposing billions in budget cuts […]
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What to expect in the Alaska and Wyoming Democratic presidential contests – San Gabriel Valley Tribune | #alaska | #politics
By ROBERT YOON (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will face Democratic voters this Saturday in a pair of nominating contests in Alaska and Wyoming that are unlikely to produce any surprises. In Wyoming, Democrats will award 13 delegates using a presidential preference vote held at caucuses in each of the state’s 23 counties. Seven names will appear on […]
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Here’s why this St. Pete City Council member opposes the Rays/Hines deal as written | #citycouncil
The devil is always in the details. On May 9, the St. Petersburg City Council had its first opportunity to discuss the final draft of the Historic Gas Plant Redevelopment Agreement. The agreement covers only the redevelopment of the land surrounding the stadium. Other agreements will cover the stadium and the Tampa Bay Rays. Lisset […]
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California’s budget deficit is likely growing, complicating Gov
California Gov. Gavin Newsom will update his budget proposal on Friday, and the news likely won’t be good. Newsom, in his last term as governor and widely seen as a future presidential candidate, announced a nearly $38 billion deficit in January, driven by declining revenues. Days later, the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office said the deficit […]
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The surprising force stalling climate progress: California restaurants
(Illustration: Kate Dehler for Bloomberg Green) By Ben Elgin | Bloomberg In the fight to ratchet down climate emissions and soothe the most dangerous effects of an overheating planet, one of the most withering setbacks in recent memory wasn’t delivered by the oil industry or coal excavators, but, rather, a group of restaurants in California. […]
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