Staffing shortages, rising benefit costs, and an unrelenting fire season have meant an explosion in overtime for California’s public safety departments.
Huntington Beach, Aliso Viejo, and Escondido all joined the fight against Sacramento this week. Costa Mesa looked poised to do the same.
A call to action for all elected officials interested in reducing crime in their cities.
Officials in the City of Los Angeles have been roused to action after learning that at least one of last month’s devastating wildfires was caused by activities at a nearby homeless encampment.
Lake Elsinore has promoted its assistant city manager, Jason Simpson, to the top administrator’s job. Simpson will succeed current city manager Grant Yates who is retiring.
Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled his 2021-2022 budget proposal Friday and, as he put it, the state appears to be doing “pretty damn well.”
Three L.A. cannabis businesses that lost their business permits on Jan. 1 have filed a lawsuit in an effort to have their permits reinstated.
With more access to information than ever before, it is now even more difficult for people and even policymakers to separate facts from misinformation.