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Democratic Debate at Loyola Marymount University Fails To Get Into Numerous Issues Important to Californians

December 20, 2019 9:31 pmSeptember 12, 2025 10:33 am

In a debate that was largely about President Trump’s current impeachment, several candidates ‘hawking’ books that they wrote, NAFTA-USMCA talks, healthcare, and climate change, very little was mentioned of the state hosting Thursday’s debate: California. Wine Caves Senator Joe Biden,...

Despite Widespread Turmoil Over AB 5 in California, New York Pushes Forward a Nearly Identical Bill

December 20, 2019 4:48 pmJuly 7, 2021 6:30 am

With less than two weeks to go before AB 5 becomes law, and California experiencing widespread employment issues including a growing number of unemployed workers as a result, two New York lawmakers have pushed their almost identical bill to the...

The Search Continues For A New California State University Campus

December 20, 2019 7:27 am

According to documents from California State University Vice Chancellor Elvyra San Juan, a 24th CSU location is currently being considered. The new location will need to satisfy both the local and state requirements of educating a steady student population of...

Bankruptcy Court Approves $24.5 Billion in PG&E Settlements

December 18, 2019 2:07 pmDecember 19, 2019 8:06 am

Two PG&E settlement deals worth a combined $24.5 billion to compensate wildfire victims and insurance companies was approved by a U.S. bankruptcy judge on Tuesday. After a long 5 hour hearing in San Francisco, Bankruptcy Judge Dennis Montali first approved...

Governor Newsom’s Approval No Longer Needed on PG&E Settlements

December 17, 2019 5:21 pmDecember 18, 2019 2:09 pm

PG&E removed a provision requiring the Governor to approve all settlements with wildfire victims on Monday. Meeting with wildfire victim representatives on Monday to come up with an agreeable settlement amount, both sides agreed to not allow the Governor to...

Trump Administration Tries to Throw Out California Car Emissions Lawsuit

December 4, 2019 2:21 amDecember 5, 2019 11:12 am

In court documents made public on Tuesday, the U.S. Justice Department, on behalf of President Donald Trump, requested that a federal judge throw out California’s car emission lawsuit. In September the Environmental Protections Agency revoked California’s higher car emission standards,...

Relations Between The Governors Office and Trade Unions Worsens

December 3, 2019 9:06 amDecember 11, 2019 9:14 am

After almost a year of a growing rift between California labor unions and the Governor’s office, new warnings of an economic downturn and further cost-cutting in the state budget are bringing the situation to a head. From support to discontent...