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Barragán Responds to Democratic Funding Bill Focused on Health Care Funding

The Senate moved after the House vote to take up the measure plus the Democratic counter. Both fell short of…

19 hours ago

Sen. Padilla Leads Effort to Repeal Executive Orders Undermining Federal Unions

California has among the highest number of federal employees in the nation, many of whom have lost their labor rights…

5 days ago

L.A. County Releases Draft Election Plan: Registrar Seeks Public Feedback

The intent of the plan and public hearings is not to review or reconsider election laws, but to hear from…

6 days ago

Hahn Pushes for Transparency on LA County’s Nov. 4 Special Election Readiness

LOS ANGELES —The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Sept. 16 approved a motion introduced by Supervisor Janice Hahn directing…

6 days ago

photos from the edge19 – BERKELEY’S STUDENT AND WORKING CLASS HISTORY

But Berkeley also has a working class history that is much less discussed. In the years after World War 2…

6 days ago

Michael Stearns Studio Ignites Dialogue with Public Discourse

In an era of conflict and division, Public Discourse asserts art's unique capacity to translate raw emotion into collective reflection.

1 week ago

From Iraq to Standing Rock

On July 4, About Face launched their “Right to Refuse Campaign,” an initiative that argues that service members deserve legal…

2 weeks ago

“Hands off Venezuela” Protest on Harbor Blvd

  Local peace activists gather in front of the USS Iowa with the message, "US Hands Off Venezuela. No to…

2 weeks ago

From 9/11 To Trump’s Death Threat To American Democracy

They hijacked public discourse about Islam, first by stoking fears with emotional, attention-grabbing messaging, then by forging ties with established…

2 weeks ago

Special Election Set for Nov. 4: Californians Decide on Prop. 50 Redistricting Measure

  On Nov. 4, 2025, California will conduct a statewide special election in which voters will decide on Proposition 50,…

2 weeks ago