By SDCN Editor Washington, D.C.–The Human Rights Campaign Foundation, the educational arm of the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization, and the Equality Federation Institute released their 9th annual State Equality Index (SEI). The SEI is a comprehensive state-by-state report that provides a review of statewide laws and policies that affect LGBTQ+ people […]

By SDCN Staff Sacramento, CA–Governor Gavin Newsom Thursday announced that he will convene local leaders in mid-November to review the state’s collective approach to homelessness and identify new strategies to better address the growing homelessness crisis.  Until this convening, the state will hold on providing the remaining third round of Homelessness Housing, Assistance and Prevention […]

Sacramento, CA–Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday announced that the COVID-19 State of Emergency will end on February 28, 2023, charting the path to phasing out one of the most effective and necessary tools that California has used to combat COVID-19. This timeline gives the healthcare system needed flexibility to handle any potential surge that may […]

By Danny R. Johnson/San Diego County News’ Political News Editor WASHINGTON, DC–In American politics, scandals once sank campaigns once upon a time. For many voters, winning is not everything—it is the only thing. Some things that used to be staples of decency and sensible in American politics do not exist anymore. That results from an […]

A former leader of the Proud Boys pleaded guilty Thursday to seditious conspiracy for his actions before and during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Jeremy Bertino, 43, pleaded guilty in the District of Columbia to seditious conspiracy in connection with the Capitol breach. He also pleaded guilty to a charge […]

By Danny R. Johnson – Political News Editor WASHINGTON – “Civil war” is among the many terms we now use too quickly. The American Civil War was a bloodbath driven by the inevitable confrontation between the Union and the organized forces of sedition and slavery.  But at least the Civil War was about “something,” which […]

By SDCN Editor Sacramento, CA–As part of the state’s ongoing response to the monkeypox outbreak, Governor Gavin Newsom Monday declared a State of Emergency to bolster the state’s vaccination efforts. The proclamation supports the work underway by the California Department of Public Health and others in the administration to coordinate a whole-of-government response to monkeypox, […]

By SDCN Editor Sacramento, CA–In the wake of recent mass shootings across the nation, the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) announced $11 million in new community partnerships to expand outreach and education on the use of Gun Violence Restraining Orders – or “red flag laws” – to families, schools and communities most […]

Sacramento, CA–In November, California voters will have an opportunity to amend the state’s constitution to include the right to an abortion. Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order to further protect women coming to California from other states. “California will not back down from the fight to protect abortion rights as more than half the […]