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U.S. details plans to evacuate translators from Afghanistan
July 22, 2021 01:02WASHINGTON — After criticism for slow action, the Biden administration is detailing plans to evacuate thousands...
Why U.S. Car Crash Reporting Is Broken – Streetsblog USA
July 22, 2021 00:54Almost a third of car crashes involving a vulnerable road user go unreported in the...
Radio host Larry Elder will appear on recall ballot
July 21, 2021 23:57Conservative talk radio host Larry Elder will appear on the recall ballot, while Kevin Faulconer...
OakDOT Does Ped Improvements on Market, San Pablo – Streetsblog San Francisco
July 21, 2021 23:47Note: GJEL Accident Attorneys regularly sponsors coverage on Streetsblog San Francisco and Streetsblog California. Unless noted in...
Kamala Harris’ laugh is a sound check for a divided country
July 21, 2021 22:51“You’re writing a story in the Los Angeles Times about the vice president’s laugh? I...
Biden takes his infrastructure spending pitch on the road
July 21, 2021 21:49WASHINGTON — President Biden is traveling to Ohio for a nationally televised town hall with voters...
House votes to order EPA to limit chemicals in water
July 21, 2021 20:39The House on Wednesday approved a bill setting deadlines for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...
McCarthy threatens to boycott House Jan. 6 committee
July 21, 2021 18:31House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) on Wednesday rejected two Republicans picked by GOP leadership...
Damien Interviews Carter Rubin – Streetsblog California
July 21, 2021 18:20During Melanie’s sabbatical, we are podcasting a series to introduce readers to the Board of...
Republicans won’t move forward on infrastructure bill today
July 21, 2021 16:28Senate Republicans on Wednesday are expected to block Democrats’ attempt to start formal debate on...
Proposition 187 passes: The battle ends — and the war begins
July 21, 2021 12:20Listen to this episode of The Times: California’s Proposition 187 won alongside Gov. Pete Wilson...
Electric cars, meant to save the planet, also take a toll
July 21, 2021 11:17The precious cargo on the ship docked in San Diego Bay was strikingly small for...
Preview of This Week’s Metro Board of Directors Meeting – Streetsblog Los Angeles
July 21, 2021 01:24This Thursday at 10 a.m., the Metro Board of Directors will meet for the monthly...
U.S. Senators tell Cal Lawmakers to Stop Effing with Bullet Train – Streetsblog California
July 21, 2021 00:21California’s Senators, Alex Padilla (pictured above, left, touring high-speed rail construction in the Central Valley...
Special counsel hired in California unemployment fraud probe
July 20, 2021 23:42Faced with widespread fraud in California’s unemployment benefit system, state officials said Tuesday they have...
Tom Barrack, L.A. billionaire and Trump ally, charged with acting as agent of UAE
July 20, 2021 20:28Thomas Barrack, the chair of former President Trump’s inaugural committee and a prominent Southern California...
How do We Get California to Stop Widening Highways? – Streetsblog San Francisco
July 20, 2021 16:48Note: GJEL Accident Attorneys regularly sponsors coverage on Streetsblog San Francisco and Streetsblog California. Unless noted in...
The 2024 GOP presidential primary has already begun
July 20, 2021 15:13No notable Republican has declared outright a challenge to President Biden in 2024. But plenty...
Statewide mask order would pose political challenge for Newsom
July 20, 2021 14:07With the spread of COVID-19 on the rise, Gov. Gavin Newsom faces a delicate decision...
Candidates running to replace Newsom disclose tax returns
July 20, 2021 13:00California voters are getting an unprecedented peek at the personal finances of the candidates seeking...
After an assassination, Miami’s Haitian community wonders: Who can fix this mess?
July 20, 2021 09:52First, the question ricocheting through the barbershops, bakeries and botanicas of Little Haiti was, “Who...
Here’s What Bills Are Still Alive in the Senate and Assembly – Streetsblog California
July 19, 2021 22:42As noted last week, with the legislature now on its summer recess, many pieces of...
Jerry Lewis, California’s longest-serving Republican congressman, has died
July 19, 2021 20:46Jerry Lewis, the longest-serving Republican congressman in California history and a former House Appropriations Committee...
Biden to Congress: Infrastructure plans mean more job growth
July 19, 2021 19:39President Biden took some credit Monday for the country’s expanding economy and urged support for...
Justice Department won’t prosecute Trump administration official
July 19, 2021 18:36The Justice Department declined to prosecute former Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross for misleading Congress about...
Justice Department releases formal policy restricting its access to reporters’ records
July 19, 2021 17:31The Justice Department on Monday issued a formal policy that restricts the ability of federal...
The Most Dangerous Roads in America for Walkers – Streetsblog USA
July 19, 2021 17:24Three quarters of the most fatal roads in America for pedestrians are located in low-income...
Column: Where the Republicans running to replace Newsom in the recall say they stand on the issues
July 19, 2021 12:14All the major candidates trying to oust Gov. Gavin Newsom and replace him are Republicans,...
Rep. Katie Porter ranks #X among congressional fundraisers
July 18, 2021 14:45Rep. Katie Porter isn’t a member of congressional leadership, nor is she a firebrand who...
California recall enters final phase with little excitement, drama
July 18, 2021 04:58The recall campaign against California Gov. Gavin Newsom came into clear focus Saturday, but with...
Newsom challenges recall ballot, Jenner’s record scrutinized
July 09, 2021 22:01The recall campaign targeting Gov. Gavin Newsom heated up Friday in California’s state capital, with...
Biden climate aide pushes clean energy standard for utilities
July 09, 2021 20:52Gina McCarthy, a top advisor to President Biden on domestic climate policy, said administration officials...
U.S. Finally Gets First Mobility as a Service Platform – Streetsblog USA
July 09, 2021 20:20Pittsburgh just became the first U.S. community where every resident can feasibly and affordably trade...
EDD extends Bank of America contract for unemployment program
July 09, 2021 12:57California’s unemployment agency has extended its contract with Bank of America to issue debit cards...
Do Biden administration assurances on Afghanistan reflect the reality on the ground?
July 08, 2021 23:53The Biden administration’s defense of its final troop withdrawal from Afghanistan is predicated on claims...
Biden gives status report on drawing troops from Afghanistan
July 08, 2021 21:32The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan is moving ahead of schedule, President Biden said Thursday, announcing...
Senate Bill Would Put Teen Drivers in Big Rigs – Streetsblog USA
July 08, 2021 21:21The latest Senate transportation bill would make it legal for freight companies to hire teenagers...
Drought: Newsom asks Californians to cut water use by 15%
July 08, 2021 20:26Gov. Gavin Newsom is asking Californians to voluntarily cut back on household water consumption by...
Caltrans Begins $1.1 Billion Highway Cleanup – Streetsblog California
July 08, 2021 20:19Yesterday, Governor Gavin Newsom and Caltrans officials visited the City of Richmond in the Bay...
Kamala Harris pushes to expand voting as GOP seeks limits
July 08, 2021 18:15Vice President Kamala Harris announced Thursday that the Democratic National Committee would more than double...
California GOP on Trump: How Jenner, Faulconer, Chen differ
July 08, 2021 17:08How do you solve a problem like The Donald? The caterwauling ex-president and sore loser...
Skelton: Faulconer running recall campaign as policy wonk
July 08, 2021 13:43It’s likely that more than a few Californians aren’t particularly fond of Gov. Gavin Newsom...
Newsom hypes budget proposals as he seeks to hold off recall
July 08, 2021 12:40For weeks, an anti-recall campaign ad has given Gov. Gavin Newsom credit for delivering free...
Pandemic pushed many Baby Boomers out of job market forever
July 08, 2021 11:39Even with declining numbers of young Americans entering the job market and the Trump administration’s...
Biden visits a swing district to shore up agenda, Democrats
July 07, 2021 23:59President Biden’s visit to suburban Chicago on Wednesday was like a number of his recent...
Resounding Win for Safety on Telegraph – Streetsblog San Francisco
July 07, 2021 23:27Note: GJEL Accident Attorneys regularly sponsors coverage on Streetsblog San Francisco and Streetsblog California. Unless noted in...
Three Turning Restrictions Cities Need To Put On Drivers – Streetsblog USA
June 29, 2021 01:37To everything there is a season — but killer turns (turns, turns) should never get...
Sunset4All Kicks Off Crowdfunding Initiative – Streetsblog Los Angeles
June 29, 2021 00:31Today, Sunset4All – in partnership with the L.A. County Bicycle Coalition – launched a crowdfunding...
CTC Delays Weighing in on Sale of Multi-Family Property in South Pasadena – Streetsblog California
June 28, 2021 23:22Note: GJEL Accident Attorneys regularly sponsors coverage on Streetsblog San Francisco and Streetsblog California. Unless noted in...
Progressives say infrastructure deal renews Biden doubts
June 28, 2021 21:28It was the image progressives most feared last year as Joe Biden clinched the long...