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Court Of Appeals To Hear California High-Capacity Magazine Limit Law Again

February 26, 2021 7:38 amFebruary 27, 2021 2:08 pm

On Thursday, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals announced that an 11-member panel will reconsider a ruling made last year that had ruled against California’s ban on high-capacity magazines for firearms. High-capacity magazines have been under constant debate and...

Lawsuit Filed Against California, CalGEM Over Fracking Environmental Reviews

February 25, 2021 3:17 pm

The state of California was sued this week by an environmental group for approving thousands of oil and gas drilling and fracking projects without the required environmental review. In the suit Center for Biological Diversity V. California Geologic Energy Management...

$1.4 Million Budget Provision To Study, Document Asian American Hate Crimes Passes Legislature

February 24, 2021 2:17 amFebruary 25, 2021 1:48 pm

On Monday, both the Assembly and the Senate passed a bill that would, in part, provide $1.4 million in funding to study hate crimes committed against Asian Americans during the pandemic. Assembly Bill 85, authored by the Assembly Budget Committee,...

Gov. Newsom Signs $7.6 Billion COVID-19 Economic Relief Package Into Law

February 23, 2021 2:38 pmFebruary 24, 2021 6:09 pm

On Tuesday, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a $7.6 billion COVID-19 economic relief package less than a day after it had passed both the Senate and Assembly. The relief package, known through it’s bill designation as Senate Bill 87, focuses on...

Gov. Newsom Signs Bill Ordering All 2021 Elections by Mail – Including Recall

February 22, 2021 8:24 pmFebruary 22, 2021 8:24 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 29 into law over the weekend, formally extending the state requirement for counties to send absentee ballots to all voters until January 2022 – including his own potential recall election. SB 29, authored by...

Gov. Newsom’s Cruel, Indefinite Lockdown of Californians 340 Days Later

February 22, 2021 8:00 amFebruary 23, 2021 2:39 pm

The statewide confusion and anger over California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s coronavirus lockdown vs. re-opening orders has only heightened with every day this drags on. It was March 4, 2020 when we were told to shelter in place for two weeks...

California Legislators Finally Agree Upon School Reopening Plan – and $6.5 Billion Price Tag

February 19, 2021 3:06 pm

On Thursday, a bill that would allocate $6.5 billion to help schools across California reopen for in-school learning was finally agreed upon by state legislators. Senate Bill 86, authored by the Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review, would replace...