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Category Archives: News
Election Problems: Small and Large: Voter Turnout Under 40%
California sent vote by mail (VBM) to all registered to vote. In May, the state proposed $5.8 million in one‑time General Fund and $5.9 million ongoing General Fund to reimburse counties for the cost of providing prepaid postage on VBM ballots … Continue reading
Proposition 30 Would Raise Income Taxes
Proposition 30 would require taxpayers with incomes above $2 million, annually, to pay an additional 1.75 percent income tax. A new 13.3 percent top marginal income tax was signed by Governor Gavin Newsom at the end of September. Prop 30, … Continue reading
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Californians Marginal Income Tax Rate Will Raise
Almost everyone would like to be paid while taking time off for maternity leave or to care for ill family members. California legislators passed a new bill SB No. 951, which was signed by Governor Gavin Newsom on September 30, … Continue reading
Figerts Recall Publishing the Weekly Todd County Tribune in South Dakota
(Editor’s note: Several years ago, when I visited the senior center in Valentine, Nebraska, with my mother-in-law Corrine Pascoe, I met Margaret and Ervin Figert. They had run the Todd County Tribune, a weekly newspaper in Mission, South Dakota, when … Continue reading
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Search Warrant Served at Sheila Kuehl’s Santa Monica Home
(Editor’s note: this story is done in cooperation with Jamie Paige, editor of Westside Current, and City News Service.) What did L.A. County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl do to have a search warrant and affidavit served at her Santa Monica … Continue reading
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Dome Traps the Heat: California Is Baking
From San Diego to Sacramento, California is under an excessive heat warning that could extend into next week. The National Weather Service calls it “dangerously hot conditions.” The manager of the state’s power grid, called for a Flex alert on … Continue reading
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Eric and Joshua Preven Take First with Political Commentary
Eric and his brother Palisadian Joshua Preven took first place in Political Commentary at the 64th Annual SoCal Journalism Awards Gala on June 25 in Universal City. The piece “The Pandemic Should Not Be Used as a Pretext to Muffle … Continue reading
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L.A. Times Candidate Endorsements Conflicted
(Editor’s note: this May 17 story “Behind the Post: Is L.A.’s Paper of Record Missing the Story,” which appeared in the Westside Current is reprinted with permission.) By ANGELA MCGREGOR There was a time when Los Angeles’ paper of record, … Continue reading
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May 19 Forum: L.A. County Supervisor Race Is Critical
If a resident has not voted early for the L.A. Country Third Supervisor race, The Acorn, Circling the News, the Santa Monica Daily Press and the Westside Current will co-host a candidate forum on May 19. (To secure your … Continue reading
Westchester Residents Learn of Hotels Purchased for Homeless through Social Media
(Editor’s note: This story first appeared in the Westside Current on March 9 and is reprinted with permission. It is important story because it highlights that a City Councilman should work with residents and not hide decisions. At least one … Continue reading
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