August 2024 – Page 15 – California Globe

Chevron, City Of Richmond Agree On $550 Million Settlement Over Refinery

August 15, 2024 1:24 pmAugust 15, 2024 1:24 pm

Oil and gas company Chevron and the city of Richmond in Contra Costa County agreed to a settlement on Wednesday, with Richmond agreeing to drop a ballot measure that would have added a huge refinery tax on the company, in...

Inflation is Down? What Are the Real Numbers and How Do We Access Them?

August 15, 2024 2:55 amAugust 15, 2024 6:37 am

Inflation is outpacing wages. But the left wants you to believe “Americans’ wages are finally outpacing inflation.” (Fake News). The Labor Department announced on Wednesday that the consumer price index rose 0.2% in July from the previous month, in line...

New California U.S. Senate Poll Shows Schiff Continuing Large Lead Over Garvey

August 15, 2024 2:45 amAugust 15, 2024 2:46 am

A new Activote U.S. Senate poll released this week found that Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA) is continuing to stay well ahead of former baseball star Steve Garvey (R) by a 66%-34% gap, albeit with a huge margin of error attached...

California Jobs for Graduates Program

August 15, 2024 2:30 amAugust 15, 2024 2:31 am

California’s Unemployment Insurance Code contains the Jobs for California Graduates Program in Division 3, Part 1, Chapter 2, Article 5. Section 9900 expresses the intent of the Legislature in enacting this article to support the expansion of the Jobs for...

Senate Republicans Rally Against Resurrection of Prisoner W/O Parole Early Release Bill

August 14, 2024 5:12 pmAugust 14, 2024 5:15 pm

Senate Republicans joined together against the reintroduction of a bill to give early release to some prisoners serving life without parole, releasing a scathing analysis of the bill, marking it down as an extremely dangerous proposal. Senate Bill 94, authored...

SF Housing Finance Authority Drops $20 Billion Bond Effort

August 14, 2024 4:52 pmAugust 14, 2024 4:52 pm

The Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA) today dropped its campaign to pass a $20 billion so-called affordable housing bond. Facing the almost certain loss at the polls, the BAHFA board met in closed session and unanimously decided that – on...

VP Harris Builds Gap Against Former President Trump According To Latest CA Presidential Election Poll

August 14, 2024 1:53 pmAugust 14, 2024 1:53 pm

According a to a new UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies (IGS) poll released on Wednesday, Vice President Kamala Harris gained more ground on former President Donald Trump, with Trump managing to retain all support between the Democratic party ticket...