STATE WATCH

ONLINE BETTING - California voters have made a surprising decision to reject two competing measures that would have legalized sports betting in the Golden State.

GUEST COMMENTARY - In 2018 and 2020, Big Real Estate spent a total of $175.4 million to kill rent control ballot measures in California, aggressively protecting its ability to charge higher and higher rents.

ACCORDING TO LIZ - In voting down Props 26 and 27, Californians protected our state from the lies and losses of the gaming industry, and its inhabitants from a lifetime of addictive behavior that tears lives and families apart.

CAMPUS STRIKE - As the sun rises over the UCA campus, hundreds of UAW members from several bargaining units are on the picket line.

ELECTION 2022 - This November, Californians will vote on seven ballot propositions.

CA PRISON SYSTEM - The California District Attorneys Association (CDAA) wants the prison system (CDCR) to explain why it is releasing violent prisoners who haven’t earned sufficient rehabilitation credits early from prison.

HOUSING WATCH - Housing Is A Human Right has found that RealPage, a controversial Big Tech company based in Texas, shelled out an eye-popping $1 million to kill pro-rent control ballot measures in California.

CALIFORNIA WATCH - If former President Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and their followers are going to create space for hate and human rights violations, then why should anyone complain about California Gavin Newsom using his power to create spaces that protect the rest of us?