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 […]

By Danny R. Johnson – National News Editor WASHINGTON–During the 1960s civil rights movement, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. would often chastise most white evangelicals for their vicious and violent support for segregation and their unrelenting license to use the tools of government to deny African Americans and other non-whites their equal rights. It is […]

Los Angeles, CA–The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund released its 2022 California Latino Voter Profile, which offers a comprehensive analysis of the Latino electorate in California, including projected voter turnout, demographic trends, and population growth.   With the California Primary taking place next week on June 7, the profile examines the local […]

By Danny R. Johnson – Washington, DC Correspondent WASHINGTON, D.C.–As the world watches in horror at the decimation of Ukraine by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s artillery and military might, we are once again being confronted with the real possibility that Putin is prepared to use chemical weapons against the Ukraine resistance movement. The poignant question […]

Sacramento, CA–Governor Gavin Newsom Tuesday announced his nomination of Fourth District Court of Appeal Justice Patricia Guerrero to serve as an Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court. A widely respected jurist with extensive experience as an appellate justice, trial court judge, partner at a major law firm, and Assistant U.S. Attorney, Justice Guerrero is […]

Sacramento, CA–Senator Brian Jones (R-Santee) Thursday introduced a measure to crackdown on the growing crime of catalytic converter theft in California. “The crime of stealing catalytic converters in California has skyrocketed in the last several months,” stated Senator Jones. “Unfortunately, unless some changes in the law are made it will only get worse. Thieves often […]

Sacramento, CA–Senators Jim Nielsen (R-Red Bluff) and Andreas Borgeas (R-Fresno) Tuesday announced they have introduced Senate Bill 890 to ensure millions of acre-feet of water is stored during wet years instead of being flushed out to sea. “In 2014, California voters approved funding to build large, aboveground water storage,” said Senator Nielsen. “Because of bureaucratic […]