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AG Becerra Intervenes In San Diego County Housing Development Case Over Wildfire Concerns

March 18, 2021 7:43 pm

On Wednesday, outgoing California Attorney General Xavier Becerra filed motions in the lawsuits over San Diego County’s approval over the 36 square mile Otay Ranch development site. The Otay Ranch development, which would add over 3,000 single family residential units,...

Southern California Edison to Pay $2.2 Billion in Wildfire Settlements

January 27, 2021 2:30 amJanuary 26, 2021 9:14 pm

On Tuesday, Southern California Edison announced that it would be paying a $2.2 billion settlement over claims from the 2018 Woolsey Fire within the next 90 days. The Woolsey Fire burned nearly 100,000 acres of land in Los Angeles and...

Newsom Recall Gathers Momentum Over Policies ‘Atrocious and Polarizing’

January 22, 2021 2:13 amJanuary 22, 2021 10:21 am

With over 1.2 million signed petitions already collected, and tens of thousands more arriving daily, the chances have never been higher that Gavin Newsom will have to fight for his political life in a special recall election. How the proponents...

Gov. Newsom Unveils $227 Billion State Budget Proposal with EDD Fraud Unaddressed

January 8, 2021 6:09 pmJanuary 12, 2021 9:10 am

On Friday Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled his 2021-2022 state budget proposal, totaling for a grand total of $227 billion. According to Governor Newsom, his proposal focuses on five urgent areas for California: COVID-19 vaccinations, reopening schools statewide, wildfire preparation, giving...

Bill That Would Create New Wildfire Research And Development Office Introduced in Senate

January 8, 2021 3:12 pm

Thursday a bill that would establish an official wildfire prevention and suppression research and development office within the Office of Emergency Services was introduced to the Senate. Senate Bill 109, introduced by Senator Bill Dodd (D-Napa) would have the new...

How to Beat Gavin Newsom in a Recall Election

December 23, 2020 2:26 amDecember 22, 2020 9:57 pm

With nearly 900,000 signed recall petitions already collected, four active recall committees now operating, and belated but significant press coverage shining a spotlight on the effort, the chances that Gavin Newsom will be in a fight for his political life in...

The Agenda to Realign California Politics

December 4, 2020 2:27 amDecember 3, 2020 5:53 pm

When it comes to California’s political dysfunction, over and over, the story’s already been told. Failing schools, crumbling infrastructure. Highest taxes, highest unemployment, and highest cost-of-living. Hostile business climate. Crippling, punitive regulations and fees. Widest gap between rich and poor....