Arnold Schwarzenegger Archives

Cooper Hefner, Son Of Hugh, Announces Run For State Senate

July 13, 2020 2:53 pmJuly 13, 2020 5:13 pm

On Monday, Cooper Hefner, media executive and son of Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, announced that he would be running for a California Senate seat in 2022. ‘Cooper Hefner for California Senate’ launches According to his exploratory committee, Hefner will be...

Senator Who Killed 2011 PPE Stockpile, Authors New 90-day PPE Requirement

June 21, 2020 8:07 amJune 21, 2020 8:13 am

Last week, a bill that would create a 90-day supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) for all health care and essential workers in the state was reintroduced to the legislature. Ironically, the very Senator who had voted down the program...

New Governor Newsom Recall Campaign Started in California

June 13, 2020 8:33 am

On Wednesday, Secretary of State Alex Padilla granted retired Yolo County Deputy Sheriff Orrin Heatlie permission to begin another recall campaign against Governor Gavin Newsom. The third recall attempt in less than two years Heatlie’s campaign, Recall California Governor Gavin...

California Pandemic Preparedness Defunding in 2011 Costing Lives a Decade Later

April 2, 2020 5:25 pm

Earlier this week, investigations into California’s COVID-19 coronavirus preparedness found that a $200 million emergency pandemic response program passed and signed by then-Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2006 had been completely defunded only 5 years later. A 2000’s need, a 2010’s...

California Lottery Found to Have Not Paid Schools $36 million

February 27, 2020 7:50 pm

According to a report by the California State Auditor’s office on Tuesday the California Lottery owes schools across California $36 million in unpaid funding. $36 million not paid in one fiscal year The audit found that, within the 2017-2018 fiscal...

2020 March Primary Preview: 48th Congressional District

February 22, 2020 9:51 am

The 48th Congressional District: Riding along the Orange County coast from Long Beach to about Dana Point, the 48th sits in upscale seaside suburbia. It’s one of the richest Congressional districts in the state, with a median income sitting at...

Foster Care Would be Extended to the Age of 25 Under New Senate Bill

February 7, 2020 6:47 am

A new bill was introduced into the Senate this week extending the current age limit for foster care support and services from 21 to 25. A “hefty price tag” Senate Bill 912, authored by Senator Jim Beall (D-San Jose), currently...