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US Senator Bill Cassidy Lambasts Julie Su Labor Nomination

March 27, 2023 6:00 pmMarch 27, 2023 6:01 pm

Louisiana Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy took to the U.S. Senate floor Monday evening to lambast President Biden’s Labor Department Secretary nomination of Julie Su, erstwhile chief of California’s preternaturally awful Employment Development Department. “We should ask questions about how Ms....

Longer and Harder: High Speed Rail’s Latest Plan Adds Time, Reduces Ridership

March 27, 2023 6:58 amMarch 27, 2023 7:07 am

Not exactly known for its adherence to timelines and budget, California’s High Speed Rail Authority (HSRA) recently released its 2023 project update that – again – adjusts both. While the timing changes are small – the Merced to Bakersfield segment...

The Weight of COVID

March 26, 2023 9:09 amMarch 27, 2023 6:22 am

It turns out that around the world, around the nation, and in California itself the severity of the impact of catching COVID was not equally distributed and, like most other diseases, it struck certain groups harder than others. In COVID’s...

Secretary Su? Say It Ain’t So

March 24, 2023 3:58 pmMarch 24, 2023 3:59 pm

Erstwhile California labor secretary and Employment Development Department chief Julie Su will face a bumpy road in her quest to become the nation’s next Secretary of Labor. President Biden nominated Su at the end of February when former Secretary Marty...

California EDD Deemed ‘Non-Responsive’ by Congressional Committee

March 24, 2023 2:45 amMarch 24, 2023 6:19 am

A person in a coma is considered to be non-responsive. Unironically, also considered to be non-responsive is California’s Employment Development Department (EDD) when it comes to answering Congressional questions. The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability – which is looking...

Public Health? Who Knows? Public Comments? Absolutely Not!

March 20, 2023 2:38 amMarch 20, 2023 2:39 am

The public may not be able to comment on any Los Angeles Department of Public Health social media site, but they can find an herbal remedy that claims to cure herpes, AIDS, cancer, and warts – all in one bottle!...

The Spark that Lit the Gas Stove Debate

March 17, 2023 3:40 pmMarch 17, 2023 4:27 pm

On January 1, 2023 it is likely most Americans woke up with a hangover. On January 1, 2023, it is a almost a certainty that no American woke up worried that the gas stove in their kitchen was secretly killing...