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Senator Wiener Still Pushing Debunked ‘Trump’s Project 2025’

January 30, 2025 3:20 amJanuary 30, 2025 3:21 am

California State Senator Scott Wiener is batting a thousand this week in shameless, ridiculous political practices and policies. As the Globe reported Monday, Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) proclaimed that “The fossil fuel industry is fueling climate change,” and then...

Sen Wiener’s Bill to Hold ‘Big Oil’ Responsible for Natural Disasters Includes ‘Disinformation’ Punishment

January 28, 2025 4:06 pmJanuary 28, 2025 4:50 pm

Sen Scott Wiener’s new bill to hold “Big Oil” responsible for natural disasters has a Minority Report type of clause in it – punishment for speaking “misinformation or disinformation” about “the connection between its fossil fuel products and climate change...

Naturally, CA Dems Blame Fire Damage on Climate Change, Blame Oil Companies

January 28, 2025 1:54 pmJanuary 29, 2025 6:13 am

You knew this was coming. California’s Democrat legislators presented a bill Monday to allow insurers and homeowners impacted by the Los Angeles fires to sue oil companies for their losses. Senate Bill 222 aims to blame the fires on climate...

Senator Wiener Proposes Oil and Gas Industry Pay for ‘Climate Driven Disasters’

January 27, 2025 4:28 pmJanuary 27, 2025 7:36 pm

Californians are paying the price for climate change events and catastrophic wildfires happening in the middle of winter, said Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), as he announced his new bill, Senate Bill 222, “the Affordable Insurance and Climate Recovery Act.”...

Gov. Newsom Gifts Tax Breaks to La La Land, Betting on the Losers

October 28, 2024 8:04 amOctober 28, 2024 8:04 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he is even more giving taxpayer-funded tax breaks to Hollywood. 350 company headquarters have left California for good, and Gavin Newsom just smugly watched them go. But Newsom proposes expansion of the state’s film...

Assembly Republican Leader Gallagher Demands Answers on Undemocratic End of Session

September 9, 2024 2:45 pmSeptember 9, 2024 2:45 pm

Monday, California Assembly Republican Leader James Gallagher (Yuba City) demanded answers from the Assembly Rules Committee in the wake of several parliamentary violations that crushed debate and caused chaos at the end of the 2024 legislative session. As the Globe...

America Should Fear California’s Agenda Now More Than Ever

September 4, 2024 2:55 amSeptember 4, 2024 2:56 am

As Gavin Newsom bows out from the limelight, not on the Democratic party’s presidential ticket, we can refocus attention on the policies under consideration in Sacramento. It’s no secret the supermajority of Democrats in the state legislature, together with Newsom,...