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Two Month Resusable Bag Ban Ends In California

June 30, 2020 5:00 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom’s Executive Order that temporarily allowed free plastic bags inside supermarkets and other stores expired this weekend, leading to an uncertain situation between consumers, environmentalists, and health experts. The plastic bag ban resumes Executive Order N-54-20 was signed...

Auto Emission Regulators Pass Sweeping Regulations For More Electric Trucks, Vans

June 26, 2020 5:00 am

On Thursday, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved new regulations that requires automakers to sell more electric commercial trucks with the ultimate aim of all new trucks sold in California being zero-emission by 2045. New CARB truck emission standards...

Assembly Holds Rare Committee to Directly Question Newsom Officials

May 26, 2020 7:45 pm

On Tuesday, the Assembly held a rare ‘committee of the whole’ meeting over Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposed 2020-2021 budget and questioned officials from the Governor’s office. Newsom’s office grilled over proposed budget cuts Both Republican and Democratic Assembly members, wearing...

2020 March Primary Preview: 2nd Congressional District

February 28, 2020 2:34 amFebruary 28, 2020 7:30 am

The 2nd Congressional District: Riding the coastline from the Oregon border all the way down to just outside San Francisco, the 2nd District is the oddball northern California district in that it is solidly blue. Del Norte, Humboldt, Marin, Mendocino,...

2020 March Primary Preview: 29th State Assembly District

February 11, 2020 6:57 am

The 29th State Assembly District: Encompassing the Monterey Bay and snaking the shore along with the Pacific Coast Highway, the 29th State Assembly District starts at the end of the Bay Area and tapers off at the coastal boonies south...

2020 March Primary Preview: 10th State Assembly District

February 6, 2020 7:11 amFebruary 6, 2020 7:22 am

The 10th State Assembly District: North Bay, pretty much where the Golden Gate Bridge ends heading up North to about the middle of Wine Country in Sonoma. Anchored around San Rafael, the 10th District fits the Bay Area pattern of...

Environmental Regulations For California Owned Washing Machines Under AB 1952

January 22, 2020 1:50 pmJanuary 22, 2020 4:38 pm

Washing machines in California may need to include a new filter system if AB 1952 becomes law. Assembly Bill 1952, authored by Assemblyman Mark Stone (D-Monterey Bay), would require a new microfiber filter system in all state owned and operated...