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California Has a Long History of Squandering its Precious Water

June 1, 2024 2:55 amJune 1, 2024 2:56 am

Gov. Gavin Newsom is bragging about more than $140 million coming from the Biden-Harris Administration to support “critical water storage projects here in California, including the Sites Reservoir.” This is curious since voters already approved Proposition 1 in 2014 together...

Why is California’s ‘More Water Now’ Ballot Initiative Already Under Attack?

December 6, 2021 8:06 amDecember 8, 2021 3:42 pm

California has a long history of squandering its precious water. In 2014, California voters approved $7.12 billion in bonds for state water supply infrastructure projects. Of that, $2.7 billion was designated for water storage projects. But nearly 8 years later,...

SB 104: Elective Tax and Small Business Relief Act

January 6, 2021 11:07 amJanuary 8, 2021 11:15 am

On January 5, Senators Mike McGuire and Anna Caballero introduced Senate Bill 104, which would create an “elective tax” for specified corporate entities. The bill would add and repeal California Revenue and Taxation Code (CRTC) Section 17132.9, as well as...

Senator Borgeas Wants to ‘Keep California Working’

January 5, 2021 3:46 pmJanuary 8, 2021 11:20 am

State Senator Andreas Borgeas asked a very important question in a recent California Globe interview: “How do we help small business now?” He asked the question, but already had the answer. Sen. Borgeas (R-Fresno) recently authored the Keep California Working Act,...

New Bill Creates the ‘Keep California Working Act’

January 4, 2021 11:55 amJanuary 4, 2021 11:59 am

Last month, Senators Andreas Borgeas and Anna Caballero introduced Senate Bill 74, which would create the “Keep California Working Act,” which is a proposed grant program. SB 74 would add Section 12098.8 to the Government Code. SB 74 would establish...

Dems Squabble on Bill to Expedite California Environmental Review on Development Projects

May 25, 2019 9:42 amMay 27, 2019 8:51 am

A bill by Sen. Anna Caballero (D-Salinas) to expedite California Environmental Quality Act provisions and judicial reviews on many types of developments, exposed a divide in the State Senate Thursday. The idea behind SB 25 is to expedite CEQA litigation,...

California ‘Pre-Crime’ Bill to Determine Future Gun Violence Crimes Passes Senate

May 23, 2019 3:20 pmMay 24, 2019 11:52 am

California law seeks to remove firearms from the possession of people likely to misuse them. SB 55 by Sen. Hannah Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara) would create a new class of misdemeanors that would result in a 10-year prohibition on firearms...