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SACRAMENTO — A week after a Minnesota woman was fatally shot by a federal immigration officer, California legislators moved forward a bill that would make it easier for people to…
Read more Lawsuits against ICE agents would be allowed under proposed California lawSAN FRANCISCO — State Sen. Scott Wiener couldn’t wait any longer. The once-in-a-generation political opening he’d eyed for years had arrived, he decided — whether the grand dame of San…
Read more Pelosi faces challenges as age becomes unavoidable tension point for DemocratsState Sen. Scott Wiener is a strategic and effective legislator who rarely lets emotion make his decisions — much like Nancy Pelosi, whose congressional seat he would like…
Read more Commentary: Is Pelosi getting ‘Bidened’? High drama in the scramble for her congressional seatThe Rev. Paul Anthony Daniels knows the names and life stories of the people who sleep in their cars near St. Mary, a century-old church in Palms. In…
Read more Affordable housing on church parking lots? A new law makes it easier to buildWhile the Democratic National Convention may not be a boon for Chicago’s restaurant industry, local politicians, journalists, and comedians are still planning on sampling the city’s culinary delights…
Read more The DNC Brings Wiener-Obsessed Politicians, Journalists, and Comedians to ChicagoA controversial bill that seeks to protect Californians from artificial intelligence-driven catastrophes has caused uproar in the tech industry. This week, the legislation passed a key committee but…
Read more This controversial California AI bill was amended to quell Silicon Valley fears. Here’s what changedImagine a California where you can buy a beer at your favorite bar or restaurant, take it outside and drink it on the street with a friend. That…
Read more Sip, sip, hooray! New bill would allow drinking on public streets in designated areasWhat if you could not speed that much? That’s the premise of a new bill in the California Senate that would require vehicles sold in the state to…
Read more Sorry, speeders: New bill would require speed-limiting devices in California carsNEW YORK—Concluding a protracted legal battle in which the popular singer-songwriter stood accused of plagiarism, a federal jury found Thursday that singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran did not infringe upon…
Read more Court Finds Ed Sheeran Did Not Violate Copyright With Song ‘I Wish I Were An Oscar Mayer Wiener’
