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Rideshare drivers sue Uber over being kicked off app in new challenge to California law

Uber has failed to create an appeals system to give drivers due process when they’re kicked off the app, violating the California law it...

Woman alleges violent sexual assault by Eric Swalwell: ‘He raped me’

A Beverly Hills woman alleged Tuesday (April 14th) that Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell sexually assaulted her at a hotel room in 2018, saying she...

Trump wanted California Republicans to back Steve Hilton. They didn’t listen

Despite President Donald Trump’s putting his thumb on the scale, California Republicans refused to unite behind a single candidate for governor this weekend.  The party faithful, many...

Eric Swalwell to resign from Congress following sex assault allegations

Rep. Eric Swalwell said Monday, April 13th, 2026 that he will resign his seat in Congress, a day after he suspended his campaign for...

California billionaire tax is a no-brainer for progressive Democrats, right? Wrong.

A union-backed proposal to tax California’s billionaires to fund health care has put some progressive lawmakers — and their labor allies — in a quandary. Taxing the...

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Billionaires Behind Proposed Bay Area City Enlist California Political Power Brokers

A development group backed by Silicon Valley billionaires is...

Tech Billionaires Turn to Democratic Insiders in Revived Bid to Build Bay Area City

A group of tech investors trying to build a...

Nithya Raman Could Further Reshape L.A.’s Shifting Political Alliances

Los Angeles’ mayoral contest between incumbent Karen Bass and...

California College Dispute Points to Need for Updated Higher Education Plan

California’s long-running debate over the roles of its public...
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