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COMMENTARY: The Resistance Needs Rent Money
“F— Trump” has become cultural currency. YG made it a hook.
Stefi Mar February 24, 2026
“F— Trump” has become cultural currency. YG made it a hook.
Once seen as a leading contender to succeed Gov. Gavin Newsom, former California U.S. Rep. Katie Porter spent much of the summer and early fall of 2025 at the top of many Democratic primary polls.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton says he’s running for governor to “restore the California dream.” The political commentator, entrepreneur, and former adviser to British Prime Minister David Cameron says he’s watched California become a place where middle-class families can no longer afford to buy homes, small businesses struggle under red tape, and schools fail to deliver for working parents.
Civil Rights icon Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr., whose career took him from his early collaboration with Martin Luther King to creating the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition to two runs for the presidency and ultimately passing the torch to a new generation died Tuesday according to his family.
More than a century after the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, members of Greenwood’s Vernon AME Church are determined to tell their own stories.
During a recent gathering on Capitol Hill, lawmakers and advocacy leaders sharply criticized a series of policy decisions implemented since Trump’s return to the White House, as well as the president’s rhetoric and governing approach. While participants outlined broad areas of concern, they provided limited specifics regarding immediate tactical responses.
To stabilize and strengthen local journalism across California, the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) announced on Feb. 10 that it has launched an initiative called the Civic Media Program and appointed a diverse advisory board to steer the effort.
Both houses of the California Legislature voted last week to pass two separate resolutions condemning President Donald Trump’s social media post depicting the Obamas as apes.
On Feb. 11, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 694 (SB) 694, also known as the “Veterans Benefit Protection Act,” into law despite pressure from civil rights organizations last week to veto it.
As a mother of four children, I’ve done A LOT of school shopping. I don’t mean the autumn ritual of purchasing school supplies. I mean shopping for schools – pouring over promotional materials, combing through websites, asking friends and community members for referrals to their favorite schools, attending open houses and orientations, comparing curriculums and educational philosophies, meeting teachers and principals, and students who all claim that their school is the best.
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