Marijuana policies at play on Election Day, even in Republican strongholds

The Long Beach Green Room sells various marijuana products to recreational users and medical patients on Friday, August 31, 2018. Marijuana will once again be a hot topic on Election Day, with the future of local, state and federal cannabis policies in the hands of voters Nov. 6. But this time, voters in states that typically lean Republican will be the ones weighing legalization measures at the ballot box.

Kavanaugh Denies Two Additional Accusations to Senate Judiciary Committee

Republican investigators for the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday asked Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh about two new allegations against him, according to a transcript of a conference call released by the committee. In the transcript released Wednesday, Kavanaugh denied an allegation that he assaulted a woman he was dating in 1998 while working for independent counsel Ken Starr that investigators said stemmed from an anonymous complaint sent to Colorado GOP Sen. Cory Gardner.

Mueller witness is convicted pedophile with shadowy past

It was a few days before the one-year anniversary of President Donald Trump's inauguration and a Lebanese-American businessman was on his way to Mar-a-Lago. George Nader, an international fixer whose long history included intrepid back-channel mediation between Israel and Arab countries - and a 15-year-old pedophilia conviction in Europe that has not been previously reported - was transiting through Dulles International Airport outside Washington.

Mark Leggio receives fine for excessive contributions

Influential Upland businessman Mark Leggio was recently fined $6,000 by the Federal Election Commission for excessive contributions made to the campaign of a California congresswoman. The fine and order to cease and desist were detailed in an agreement reached in May between Leggio and the commission, according to FEC records.

Yet again, SUSD seeks stable long-term leadership

By comparison, four San Joaquin County school districts with more than 10,000 students have had no more than seven in the same time frame. When Eliseo Davalos was named superintendent of the county's largest school district in July 2016, SUSD officials were hopeful he would bring much-needed stability and a desire to lead the district for many years.

Meryl Streep condemns Harvey Weinstein, claims she didn’t about …

FEBRUARY 26: Actor Meryl Streep attends the 89th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on February 26, 2017 in Hollywood, California. Meryl Streep became the first A-list friend and collaborator of Harvey Weinstein to speak out against the film mogul, calling his alleged sexual misconduct with actresses and employees "inexcusable" but asserting that "not everybody knew" that any of this was going on.

Obama Sees Evidence Of Climate Change At Yosemite

CBS2 / KCAL9 CBS2/KCAL9 is part of CBS Television Stations, a division of CBS Corp. and one of the largest network-owned station groups in the country. CBS Studio City Broadcast Center 4200 Radford Avenue Studio City, CA [] YOSEMITE NTL PARK, CA - JUNE 18: President Barack Obama greets a crowd in front of Cook's Meadow before his speech on June 18, 2016 in Yosemite National Park, California.