In July, Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill that requires counties to prepay postage for mail-in ballots for elections. The bill, AB 216, was signed in the hopes of increasing voter turnout during elections. The bill was proposed by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez as a way to remove what she believed was an obstacle to voting. […]

According to POLITICO, two prominent female Democratic legislators in the #MeToo movement donated a good amount of money to Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia. Assemblywoman Garcia is the subject of an ongoing sexual harassment investigation. The two lawmakers who donated money are Assemblywoman Laura Friedman, chair of the Joint Legislative Subcommittee on Sexual Harassment Prevention and Response, […]

Tech mogul Larry Ellison, the co-founder of computer software giant Oracle Corp., has funded what could be a pioneering cancer research center that will open next April. The Lawrence J. Ellison Institute for Transformative Medicine of USC will be located at 12414 Exposition Boulevard, near Bundy Drive and near a light-rail stop, in the highly […]

According to a report released in July by the California attorney general’s office, there was a 17.4 percent increase (1,093) in reported hate crimes in California in 2017. Since 2014, hate crimes have increased annually and have jumped roughly 44 percent these past three years. According to the report, over half of the hate crimes […]

According to the Orange County Register, California tops the nation in people 60 and older. Apparently, the number of people 60 and older increased by 1.5 million in the last five years from 6.71 million in 2013 to 8.22 million in 2018. The counties with the highest percentage of people over 65 are the counties […]

If you fly to international locations or plan to fly international from the San Jose airport, get ready to wait less going through federal customs checkpoints. Earlier this month, Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport announced that it has agreed to become the first airport on the West Coast to launch facial recognition technology […]

Some great news for fans of Latino-focused films, the city of Coachella will be sponsoring two film festivals this October. The council made the decision in June to award city sponsorship to the Official Latino Film and Arts Festival as well as to Cinema Culturas – 2018 Coachella Valley Film Festival in the Fields. Both […]

According to Reuters, Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs plans to combat poverty with a “no strings” guaranteed basic income of $500 a month for some of its residents. The plan will start in early 2019 and a select group of residents will be provided with a monthly stipend as part of a privately funded 18-month experiment […]