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Oakland's Department of Violence Prevention just got a boost
1+ hour, 6+ min ago (396+ words) The Department of Violence Prevention works alongside law enforcement but separately, with a focus on preventing violent crime. At a church in east Oakland, Congresswoman Lateefah Simon was joined by Oakland's mayor and its chief of violence prevention " Dr. Holly…...
Shrey Parikh, 14, wins the Scripps Spelling Bee after a nail-biting 'spell-off"
13+ hour, 24+ min ago (1272+ words) WASHINGTON, D. C. " After three days of competition, 18 total rounds and one nail-biting, rapid-fire "spell-off," the Scripps National Spelling Bee has crowned its champion: 14-year-old Shrey Parikh from Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. Over the course of two hours on Thursday night, the pool…...
PPIC poll: Most voters favor a billionaires tax
21+ hour, 38+ min ago (134+ words) According to a new poll from the Public Policy Institute of California a majority of California voters say they support a one-time tax on the state's billionaires. The proposed initiative would impose a one-time tax of up to 5 percent on…...
New PPIC poll: California governor's race tightens as primary nears
21+ hour, 43+ min ago (224+ words) With less than a week to go before California's primary election, a new poll shows a pair of front-runners in the race for governor. The latest Public Policy Institute of California survey of likely voters has Democrat Xavier Becerra leading…...
Outside money pouring into California governor's race breaks records
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (258+ words) On this edition of Your Call, we continue our discussion about the California governor's race. Only eight percent of California voters have turned in their ballots ahead of the June 2 primary amid a chaotic governor's race that has left many…...
Oakland speed cameras ticketing thousands of motorists
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (194+ words) Motorists speeding through Oakland beware. The city's new speed cameras aren't only recording you, they're issuing thousands of tickets to violators every day. The Oaklandside reports Oakland installed 35 cameras in January at busy intersections around the city to monitor speeding,…...
Assembly approves several bills aimed at regulating ICE
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (193+ words) California state lawmakers yesterday debated several bills aimed at increasing oversight of federal immigration enforcement and targeting companies that work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. From our partners at Cap Radio, Gerardo Zavala has more. South Bay Area Assemblymember Alex…...
Opponents of Prop D have raised more than six million dollars to fight the measure.
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (581+ words) We're exactly one / less than a week away from election day. San Francisco voters are being asked to decide whether or not to leverage a new tax on "overpaid" CEOs. KALW's Wren Farrell has more. There's been a fierce battle…...
Who's against increasing taxes on San Francisco's 'overpaid CEOs?"
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (465+ words) There's been a fierce battle over Proposition D, also known as the Overpaid CEO Tax. Mayor Daniel Lurie, and other opponents, say that it will drive businesses out of San Francisco, and slow down the city's so-called "comeback." "Prop D…...
State workers protest return to office order outside Cal EPA
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (155+ words) California state workers rallied in downtown Sacramento Thursday [last week] to push back on Governor Gavin Newsom's executive order sending them back to the office four days a week. From our partners at Cap Radio, Greg Micek has more. The…...