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Child Care Transparency Bill Passes Assembly Appropriations Committee In Unanimous Vote

August 15, 2024 6:44 pmAugust 15, 2024 6:44 pm

A bill aimed at creating more transparency at the Department of Social Services passed the critical Assembly Appropriations Committee on Thursday, moving the bill up for a floor vote in the next few weeks. Senate Bill 1043, authored by Senator...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Bill to Give Early Release To Prisoners Serving Life w/o Parole Back in CA Legislature

August 14, 2024 2:45 amAugust 14, 2024 8:07 am

A bill that would give early release to some prisoners serving life without parole was removed from the inactive file on Monday, bringing it back to the state legislature after almost a year of sitting on the shelf in Sacramento....

Gov. Gavin Newsom Pushes for Cell Phone Restrictions In Schools

August 13, 2024 12:21 pmAugust 13, 2024 12:21 pm

In a letter to Californian school districts on Tuesday, California Governor Gavin Newsom called for a new restriction on cell phones in classes, citing the mental health, scholastic, and social risks of cell phone use in classrooms. In recent years,...