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CA Assembly Republicans Announce Wildfire Prevention, Response & Recovery Legislation

January 28, 2025 11:51 amJanuary 28, 2025 11:51 am

Assembly Republicans announced a series of bills to address and improve California’s wildfire prevention, response and recovery efforts. The Republican proposals will streamline badly needed wildfire prevention projects, encourage residents to harden their homes against fire, hold people accountable for...

President Trump Calls for Voter ID, Water Flows as Conditions in CA for Federal Wildfire Aid

January 25, 2025 2:45 pmJanuary 27, 2025 4:30 pm

During his visit to Los Angeles Friday to view the damage from the wildfires, President Donald Trump announced two conditions in order to receive federal aid: voter ID laws and for the state to stop diverting water flows to the...

California Legislature Approves $2.5B Wildfire Relief Bills

January 23, 2025 1:09 pmJanuary 23, 2025 5:20 pm

California State Senators and Assembly members unanimously passed two bills Thursday morning to provide a total of $3 billion to help Los Angeles begin recovery and cleanup from the devastating wildfires. The proposed funding in Assembly Bill 4 and Senate...

California Wildfires are NOT Climate Driven

January 11, 2025 8:37 amJanuary 14, 2025 5:25 pm

Yesterday the Sacramento Bee claimed that the Palisades fires are because of climate change. “No joke,” as the outgoing President likes to say. Sacramento Bee: Climate change fueled LA area wildfires in CA, experts say PBS: Warming climate created ‘perfect...

California Gas Prices Still Highest in the Country, but a Little Less High

January 2, 2025 8:21 amJanuary 2, 2025 10:04 pm

Just ahead of Christmas, California Governor Gavin Newsom took credit for a drop in gas prices. But that is like celebrating being a little less sick. “California Gov. Gavin Newsom celebrated a gas price decline of 89 cents per gallon...

My Exchange with a CA Globe Dissenter

January 1, 2025 3:00 amJanuary 1, 2025 7:07 am

When I receive an email from a faithful Globe reader, or a skeptic, a hater or a troll, I respond. While I truly enjoy and appreciate emails from Globe faithful, I make sure to respond to the skeptics and haters...

Some Naughty, Some Nice: Ringing in New California Laws for 2025

December 31, 2024 2:55 amJanuary 2, 2025 6:35 am

Most Californians know that the state does not need 1,200 new laws every year. Fortunately, most governors veto a handful. California Globe contributor Chris Micheli reported that during Governor Newsom’s 6 years in office, between 425 – 1,200 bills were...