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Local playwright invites Merced residents to experience ‘Black Heaven’
It’s one of several upcoming events scheduled in celebration of Black History Month. Fresno’s poet laureate and a cast of local actors are set to participate.
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- The governor elevated a former self-driving car company lawyer to lead the California Public Utilities Commission, promising a renewed focus on cost cutting.
- En un año electoral crucial que servirá como referéndum sobre la segunda administración de Trump, los demócratas de California enfrentan presión de activistas de izquierda para que abandonen el “civismo radical” y en cambio respalden […]
- If a drug test that could come back with a false positive denies you parole, would you avoid participating in a treatment program that required the drug test in the first place? Some California prison […]
- “They believe they have the divine right to rule,” U.S. Sen Bernie Sanders told a crowd in Los Angeles Wednesday night. A proposed ballot measure would tax billionaires' net worth by 5% for health care […]
- Signing up for substance use disorder treatment in California prisons involves taking more frequent drug tests. The results, which are prone to error, can set back a prisoner's chance for freedom.
- Of 14 European countries that taxed personal wealth, all but three repealed it, citing capital flight, disappointing revenue and high costs.
- In a pivotal election year that will serve as a referendum on the second Trump administration, California Democrats face pressure from activists on the left to abandon “radical civility” and instead back candidates who will […]
- Mayor Karen Bass isn't vulnerable on her right, but she may be on her left, as City Councilmember Nithya Raman, a Democratic Socialist and ex-supporter, runs against her.
- When Rev. Jesse Jackson shared a stage with CA Gov. Jerry Brown, the two didn't always support each other's aspirations behind the scenes.
LAtest From kvpr
Bernie Sanders has traveled to Los Angeles to kick off a campaign for a proposed “billionaires tax” that has set off an uproar in the Silicon Valley and led to divisions among Democrats. The proposal has created a rift between Gov. Gavin Newsom and prominent members of his party’s progressive wing ahead of this year's elections.
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