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AG Bonta Declines to Prosecute Former LA Supe Sheila Kuehl, Giggans

August 8, 2024 10:17 amAugust 8, 2024 10:17 am

Former Los Angeles County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl and her long-time friend Patti Giggans were given a pass on potential corruption charges by Attorney General Rob Bonta Wednesday. Based on whistleblower allegations, former Los Angeles County sheriff Alex Villanueva launched an...

CA State Regulators Force Solar Provider Under: SunPower Announces Bankruptcy

August 6, 2024 12:09 pmAugust 6, 2024 12:09 pm

On the one hand, the state of California has decided that it shall become an all-electric, all-renewable power state by, well, for practical purposes, next Thursday. On the other hand, the state gives utilities a massive break on how much...

California’s Kamala By the Numbers: 46, 47, 48, 49

August 6, 2024 7:00 amAugust 6, 2024 7:01 am

Now that Kamala Harris is definitely going to be the Democratic nominee for president, there are a few numbers her campaign may want to focus on. The first is 46, her percentage of the vote in the latest polls. The...

Kamala and Gascon – Times Have Changed

August 4, 2024 2:45 amAugust 4, 2024 2:46 am

In 2020, then Senator Kamala Harris was one of the first big names to endorse George Gascon in his run for Los Angeles County District Attorney. It was a hearty endorsement – she even called him a “proven leader” in...

Ooof: Gascon Trails Hochman in LA DA Fundraising – Badly, Very Badly

August 1, 2024 12:09 pmAugust 1, 2024 12:15 pm

The technical political term for the state of Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon’s campaign finances as he heads into the November is “ouch.” Maybe even an “ooof” is warranted. As of June 30 – the end of the...

CARB Doesn’t Understand Towing

July 30, 2024 6:00 pmJuly 30, 2024 6:01 pm

At long last and no matter how unlikely, the question needs to be asked – Are the staff and officials at the California Air Resources Board in fact either from the future or another planet or maybe even both? It...

Government Exempt From Air Resources Board Rules

July 30, 2024 4:15 pmAugust 1, 2024 3:42 pm

It’s nice to have friends in high places. As a slew of new California Air Resources Board (CARB) regulations roll out this year and in the coming year or two, one sector will not have to worry that much about...