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The California bullet train is cancelled. Mostly.  During his first State of the State speech, Governor Gavin Newsom said Governor Jerry Brown’s dream of delivering high speed rail service between Los Angeles and San Francisco would cost too much and take too long to complete.  But Gavin said he’s willing to settle for a piece […]

The Morning Drive welcomed Justin Maurer, a local American Sign Language Interpreter who rose to prominence during the L.A. Teacher’s Strike with his commanding presence interpreting for press conferences, rallies, marches, and speeches. During the six day strike, he also interpreted for various musical artists including Ozomatli, Aloe Blacc, Tom Morello, and Wayne Kramer. Jillian […]

For the third time a bill by California State Senator Scott Wiener attempts to move California’s “last call” alcohol law to 4am. But, some oppose the change because of concerns about early-morning drunk driving. John Duran, the mayor of West Hollywood, says fear of more traffic collisions during the morning commute might be unjustified because, […]

New data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows that the number of Americans riding bikes to commute has declined for the third straight year. This despite lane reductions and other measures designed to encourage ridership. John Russo, co-founder of “Keep LA Moving dot com” says the so-called “road diets” that have been put into effect, […]

Pot is legal is California, but sales have been disappointing. Ellen Komp Deputy Director off California National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws says state regulators haven’t helped. “Keeping in place local bans on retail outlets and consumption rooms and keeping the state law allowing employers to continue to discriminate against workers for off […]

A lot of people in Southern California  are hearing more jets flying closer to their homes, and making noise. Chris McCann is a software designer who created a new device called “AirNoise.”  The idea is to streamline your ability to quickly identify the source of the disturbance and file a complaint that will be read […]

It’s the New Year and new minimum wage laws are taking effect, which can be a little confusing here in the Golden State. Michael Saltzman, Research Director at the Employment Policies Institute says that’s because California allows local governments to set their set minimum wages above the state’s. ”You’ve had places like Emeryville, California, for […]

The Rose Parade will bring in the New Year here in Southern California. Paul Little, President and CEO of the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce says it’s a big win for the area. “Regionally, it’s a 170 million dollars that visitors for New Year’s pour into the Greater L.A. area.” The parade and the Rose Bowl […]

The illegal immigrant suspect suspected of killing a Northern California policed officer is in custody. Newman Police Department Corporal Ronil Singh was a lawful, legal immigrant who was killed while making a traffic stop. Stanislaus County Sheriff Adam Christianson says Gustavo Perez Arriaga was caught in less than 50 hours, despite political interference from sanctuary […]

We’re in the 14th year of legislators in Sacramento trying to change last call at your local bar to 4 a.m.  Democratic Senator Scott Weiner wrote the latest version. ”We’re just trying to give cities that have asked for this – the nine cities in this bill all say they want to do this – […]