University of California Announces No New Campus in San Francisco
The University of California (UC) declined to build a new campus in Downtown San Francisco after nearly a year looking…
Downey Councilwoman Blamed for Violence for Removal of Pride Flag
Claudia Frometa, a Downey, California, city councilwoman, was elected as the incoming president of the National Association of Latino Elected…
An End to Volunteer Firefighting?
A proposed federal Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) rule would devastate volunteer emergency service organizations nationwide, say a group…
Governor Newsom, Legislature Agree To $297.9 Billion 2024-2025 State Budget
Governor Gavin Newsom, Senate President pro Tempore Mike McGuire (D-Healdsburg) and Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas (D-Salinas) announced this weekend that…
SLO District Attorney Dan Dow Warns Crime Bills Amended to Automatically Repeal if ‘Fix Prop. 47’ Passes
The ballot initiative to reform the 2014 Proposition 47 not only qualified with 900,000 signatures for the November ballot, Democrats…
Sign Up for the State’s VMT Pilot Program – Please!
Sometimes, you have to take one for the team. In this case, it involves signing up for the California Vehicle…
California Democrats’ Latest – Sabotage the Initiative to Amend Prop. 47
Rampant retail theft throughout California cities has caused thousands of small business and store closures. Escalating fentanyl overdoses are killing…
Is the Times Finally Turning on Gascon?
Restoration. Rehabilitation. Second chances. Equity. Those are at the heart of the progressive criminal justice movement and at the core of…
Frequently Asked Questions about Influences on California Legislation
The following list is certainly not comprehensive, but it gives the reader an idea of some of the influences impacting…
Non-Slave State California Initiating Reparations to Blacks in New Budget Bill
The $297.9 billion budget plan California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democrat leaders announced Saturday appropriates $12 million to fund a…