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Gov. Newsom Signs Bill That Expunges Records Of Ex-Con Wildfire Fighters

September 11, 2020 2:43 pmSeptember 12, 2020 8:01 am

On Friday, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law that will allow former non-violent prisoner firefighters to have their records expunged to allow them to be hired as firefighters. A bill that may help solve the desperate need for...

PG&E Initiated Planned Blackouts Return To California

September 9, 2020 6:04 amSeptember 8, 2020 8:50 pm

On Monday, mass blackouts returned to California in PG&E serviced areas in an attempt to stop more wildfires from starting. As of Tuesday, parts of 22 counties in Northern and Central California have had their power cut temporarily by PG&E,...

John Cox Forms Exploratory Committee For 2022 Gubernatorial Run

September 8, 2020 3:04 pmSeptember 10, 2020 7:53 am

Earlier this week, businessman and 2018 Republican gubernatorial candidate John Cox announced that he will be forming an exploratory committee to run for California Governor on the Republican ticket in 2022. A possible second run for Cox Cox said that...

California is On Fire Again and it was Preventable

September 8, 2020 2:45 amSeptember 8, 2020 4:01 pm

For decades, traditional forest management was scientific and successful, until ideological, preservationist zealots wormed their way into government and began the 40-year overhaul of sound federal forest management through abuse of the Endangered Species Act and the no-use movement. California...

Early COVID-19 Prisoner Release Leads To Severe Wildfire Fighter Shortage

August 25, 2020 5:55 pm

On Tuesday, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) announced that, due to COVID-19 prison releases, the number of inmate wildfire fighters has left the state at least 600 wildfire fighters short of where they have been...

Federal Aid Now Available For Northern California Wildfire Victims

August 25, 2020 6:18 amAugust 24, 2020 6:37 pm

On Monday, the Small Business Administration announced that low-interest federal loans will be made available to wildfire victims in seven Northern California counties. Those who lost homes or businesses in the counties of Lake, Napa, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Solano,...

Gil Duran Says Gavin Newsom Presidential Future a ‘Likely Future Has-Been’

August 24, 2020 2:12 amAugust 24, 2020 6:33 am

Former Governor Jerry Brown’s press secretary Gil Duran has some pointed words for Gavin Newsom, which add up to “Fuggedaboutit.” In a Sacramento Bee op ed, Duran opined: “Once Newsom accepts that he will never be president, he’ll be free...