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Democratic Debate at Loyola Marymount University Fails To Get Into Numerous Issues Important to Californians

December 20, 2019 9:31 pmSeptember 12, 2025 10:33 am

In a debate that was largely about President Trump’s current impeachment, several candidates ‘hawking’ books that they wrote, NAFTA-USMCA talks, healthcare, and climate change, very little was mentioned of the state hosting Thursday’s debate: California. Wine Caves Senator Joe Biden,...

California Population Experienced Slowest Growth Rate in a Decade

December 20, 2019 4:52 pmDecember 21, 2019 9:44 am

Estimates released by the state of California on Friday show that while California had added 141,300 people in the last year for a total population of 39.96 million, a net migration loss has caused the state’s population to experience it’s...

Despite Widespread Turmoil Over AB 5 in California, New York Pushes Forward a Nearly Identical Bill

December 20, 2019 4:48 pmJuly 7, 2021 6:30 am

With less than two weeks to go before AB 5 becomes law, and California experiencing widespread employment issues including a growing number of unemployed workers as a result, two New York lawmakers have pushed their almost identical bill to the...

The Search Continues For A New California State University Campus

December 20, 2019 7:27 am

According to documents from California State University Vice Chancellor Elvyra San Juan, a 24th CSU location is currently being considered. The new location will need to satisfy both the local and state requirements of educating a steady student population of...

California ‘Woman Board Quota’ Law Faces Legal Challenge In Court

December 19, 2019 4:44 pm

A 2018 law that sets a minimum number of women on the board of directors at publicly held companies in California is facing a major challenge in court next year. A two step law SB 826, authored by Hannah-Beth Jackson...

“Porch Package Thieves” Bill Will Return to the Assembly With Harsher Sentences

December 19, 2019 4:00 pm

After a rise of porch package thefts both in California and nationwide, a bill designed to give harsher sentences to package thieves will be returning to the Assembly. Assembly Bill 1210, which was written earlier this year by Assemblyman Evan...

Senator Patricia Bates authored SB 57. (Kevin Sanders for California Globe)

Bill That Would Make Voter Registration at DMV Centers an Opt-In Process to be Reintroduced in January

December 18, 2019 8:13 pmDecember 19, 2019 9:06 am

Senate Bill 57, which would stop automatically registering all eligible voters to vote when they get a driver’s license at the DMV and revert it back to an opt-in system, will be back in front of the California legislature next...