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THE BUZZ: California Democrats convened online this weekend for a party convention that often felt more like a pro-Newsom pep rally, with yoga breaks.
No variable threatens to upend Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recall defense more than party unity,
Thuc Nhi Nguyen, and it’s
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Not long ago, finding an open vaccine appointment was like winning the lottery that is, if cashing in your winning ticket also took hundreds of attempts at refreshing a website and hours of waiting on jammed phone lines. But now, with more vaccine than ever, public officials are
Facebook’s Housing Echo Chamber Details
PERSPECTIVE-In 2019, I reported in 48 hills that the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative was using mega-grants to shape California housing law and policy.
CZI gave Enterprise Community Partners $500,000 to draft and then lobby for Assemblymember David Chiu’s AB 1487, the law that authorized the Metropolitan Transportation Commission to become a one-stop regional planning agency overseeing transportation and housing and to levy taxes on the nine-county Bay Area; CZI formally endorsed that bill.
CZI also gave the Terner Center for Housing Innovation at UC Berkeley nearly a million dollars: $440,000 for unspecified uses and $500,000 to start a Housing Lab essentially, a development incubator under the aegis of the celebrated public university.
She boosted her height with gold sandal heels and wore a glamorous make-up look.
The mother-of-three s blonde tresses were styled in tousled waves while her fiancé cut a casual figure in a white tee, skinny jeans and Balenciaga trainers. Glammed up : The actress, 30, and her partner, 32, were joined by their eldest daughter Matilda, five, and their three-week-old son Charlie as they celebrated Scott s upcoming birthday in the garden at home
Captioning the post to her 1million Instagram followers, Helen penned: Belated birthday for my Scott ❤️ Thankyou @jandjeventplanning ✨.
As the night progressed, the former Coronation Street actress recorded her newborn son nestled on Scott s lap as he bounced him up and down and held his hand.