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NTSB To Investigate EV Truck Crash, Battery Fire That Shut Down I-80 For Nearly A Day

August 22, 2024 12:28 pmAugust 22, 2024 3:20 pm

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced late on Wednesday that it will be investigating the Tesla EV truck crash that occurred on Monday in Placer County, as the fire was one involving a lithium-ion battery and closed Interstate 80...

Republicans Confront Gov. Newsom’s Advanced Clean Fleets Mandate Following Multiple EV Vehicles’ Lithium Battery Fires

August 22, 2024 2:56 amAugust 22, 2024 2:57 am

Republican Lawmakers from both the California Senate and Assembly increased pressure on Governor Gavin Newsom this week to change up his Advanced Clean Fleets mandate because of multiple electric vehicle fires caused by lithium-ion batteries that occurred in the past...

Bipartisan Lawmakers, Teamsters Rally In Favor of Bill To Require Drivers in Driverless Trucks

February 13, 2024 2:30 amFebruary 13, 2024 12:50 pm

A massive bi-partisan rally attended by Democratic lawmakers, Republican lawmakers, and the Teamsters Union was held outside the State Capitol in Sacramento on Monday, promoting a bill that would require driverless trucks to have a driver in the vehicle. The...

Major Setback for Psychedelic Drug Decriminalization Following Arrest Of Pilot High on Magic Mushrooms

October 26, 2023 12:08 pmOctober 26, 2023 12:09 pm

The arrest of a Pleasant Hill pilot on Sunday who tried to crash an Alaska Airlines plane while under the influence of magic mushrooms sparked a major backlash against decriminalization efforts of psychedelics drugs in California this week, with the...

Reactions Erupt Following Gov. Newsom’s Veto of Bill to Require Drivers in Autonomous Trucks

September 25, 2023 5:10 pmSeptember 25, 2023 5:28 pm

A bill that would have required driverless trucks to have a driver in the vehicle and effectively ban all self-driving trucks operating alone in California, was vetoed by Gov. Gavin Newsom over the weekend, leading to a predictable polarizing reaction...

Teamsters Union March Shuts Down Sacramento Streets; Demanding Gov. Newsom Sign AB 316

September 20, 2023 8:12 amSeptember 20, 2023 8:12 am

Tuesday in downtown Sacramento, police blocked off North/South streets near the Capitol all the way from 16th Street down to 3rd Street for a Teamsters Union Protest, causing a massive backup and forcing drivers trying to head south on the...

Union Leaders, Newsom Advisors at Odds Over Bill Requiring Driver in Driverless Trucks

September 20, 2023 2:30 amSeptember 20, 2023 7:49 am

An unusual combination of union leaders and lawmakers from both parties and advisors for Governor Gavin Newsom were found to be at odds over signing a bill that would require driverless trucks to have a driver in the vehicle this...