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California becomes the first state to implement a guaranteed income program
OAKLAND, Calif. - California lawmakers approved the first state-funded guaranteed income plan in the nation Thursday, aimed at providing monthly cash payments to low-income young adults who've recently left foster care and pregnant people out of poverty. The bill had bipartisan support, passing in the State Senate 36-0 and passing... Read more
Newsom going to charge the taxpayers for this too!!!! Pregnant people?!?! How about if you can’t afford a child , you don’t get pregnant!! All this asshat does is reward bad behavior!!! Recall call him!!! Recall
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lies it's fake bogus and..... I sorry but when did I agree to pay for that? my taxes are to help the state roads education and healthcare and other important things
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Tinder kidnapping: Oakland man suspected of rape, torture has long criminal record
OAKLAND, Calif. - A 37-year-old Oakland man was arrested on seven felonies and one misdemeanor charge for the alleged kidnapping and sexual assault of woman he met on a dating app, then held hostage inside his home for three days. An Oakland police arrest report obtained by KTVU shows that... Read more
Geeze, like he should have been locked up or something. Thanks Newsom! How many did you let go free again??? RECALL NEWSOM!!!
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with all those prior charges at son of a b**** shouldn't even be on the streets he should be locked up for life without parole should have been
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The economic backdrop to the Cuban protests
Economic scarcity is one of the reasons Cubans are taking part in unprecedented protests. But shortages and waiting in long lines are nothing new to Cuba. They've occurred in fits and starts since the island's main financial backer, the Soviet Union, collapsed. But the dire economic situation in Cuba today is being made more acute because of the pandemic. Marco Werman speaks with Arturo Lopez-Levy, a Cuban who teaches politics and international relations at Holy Names University in Oakland, California. He's the author of “Raul Castro and the New Cuba: A Close-Up View of Change.” Read more