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... him or any other candidate. Jones supported Proposition 50. “I guess right now, he seems like a good option,” Jones said. Republican Dennis Guerrero, a 67-year-old retired salesperson who voted against Proposition 50, said he faults Newsom for his inability to slow the homelessness crisis, among other issues.
... a democratic socialist in a race that highlights different visions of how to govern in a liberal city confronting persistent problems with policing, crime and homelessness. Frey, a Democrat who’s seeking a third term, is under fire from the left from state Sen. Omar Fateh, who hopes to become ...
... is killing, strikes, death, martyrdom.” For Maha Shbeir, a doctor at Nasser hospital, these last two years feel like two decades worth of tragedy, suffering, homelessness and hunger. “I’ve seen cases of children, elderly people, women, cases of amputation, burns, head injuries,” she said. “They weren’t cases that ...
... be a politician. Butierez, who owns a painting company, lost to Raúl Grijalva in 2024. This time around, he campaigned on border security and addressing homelessness, an issue with which he had personal experience. Democrats enjoy a nearly 2-1 voter registration advantage over Republicans in the mostly Hispanic district ...
... but we haven't addressed any of the underlying problems, whether that's the mental illness or whether it's the other societal issues of homelessness and not having enough food and all these things. And, of course, often all those things go together, complicating it. William Brangham: I mean ...
... profile instead of working on issues in California. James Gallagher, the Republican leader of the state Assembly, pointed to the state's ongoing budget deficits, homelessness crisis and sky-high costs of living in a social media post responding to Newsom's letter. Gallagher also criticized Newsom's push for ...
... s third-largest city. The request came weeks after the Republican administration deployed National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., to target crime, immigration and homelessness, and two months after it sent troops to Los Angeles. Chicago Mayor Johnson and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker have fought back against the administration ...
... the planned surge of federal officers. It comes after the Trump administration deployed National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., to target crime, immigration and homelessness, and two months after it sent troops to Los Angeles. Trump lashed out against Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker in a social media posting Saturday ...
... illegal and un-American The request came weeks after the Republican administration deployed National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., to target crime, immigration and homelessness, and two months after it sent troops to Los Angeles. Although details of the administration’s plans for Chicago are scarce, city leaders said ...
... U.S. Transportation Secretary: We are going to make the investments to make sure that this station isn't dirty, that we don't have homelessness. We're going to take Union Station back under DOT control. Not a power play. We have always had it. But we think that ...
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