Teachers Union Promotes Property Tax Increase
Last week what is arguably California’s most powerful political special interest, the California Teachers Association (CTA), or teachers union, held…
Congressman Brad Sherman Introduces New Federal Law for Increased Helicopter Safety Standards
California Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) introduced a bill in Washington for increased FAA helicopter safety standards. "After the tragedy…
PG&E Would Become a Public Utility Under Newly Introduced Bill
California would take control of the bankrupt electrical provider PG&E under a new bill introduced in the Senate on Monday.…
Other Ways to Defeat Legislation
In the California Legislature, there are several methods that can be used to defeat or postpone a bill for further…
White House Holds Press Briefing On Coronavirus, After U.S. Government Orders The First Quarantine in Half a Century
The Center for Disease Control on Friday has ordered a quarantine for all American evacuees from Wuhan, China who arrived…
2020 March Primary Preview: 28th State Senate District
The 28th State Senate District: The 28th Senate District runs from the satellite suburbs of Los Angeles to the Nevada…
Public Safety Dispatchers Would be Reclassified as First Responders Under New Bill
A new bill that would change the occupational status of public safety dispatchers to 'first responders' was placed in the Governmental…
Trump Quietly Busts up California’s Deep (Water) State
Before President Donald Trump was elected, on May 27, 2016 he stated at a rally in Fresno, California: “There is…
Statewide Recycling Overhaul Bill Fails in Senate
The nearly year-old Senate Bill 372, which would have required that beverage makers and distributors create their own system for…
Governor’s Theft of Gas Tax Funding: Reduction in Auto Lanes, Increased Bike Fatalities
Sacramento, La Quinta and San Luis Obispo are among the cities that have been awarded gas tax dollars to create…