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Gov. Newsom Signs Sen. Wiener’s Housing Density Legislation

September 16, 2021 8:19 pmSeptember 16, 2021 8:20 pm

On September 16, 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 10 (D- San Francisco) related to housing development and local zoning ordinances. It is Chapter 163. Section One of the bill adds Section 65913.5 to the Government Code...

Commentary: Non-Existent Coverage of Issues Aided and Abetted Governor’s Recall Campaign Strategy

September 16, 2021 4:12 pmApril 3, 2022 7:15 am

And the beat goes on. With Governor Gavin Newsom handily turning back the recall challenge Tuesday a bit of a post-mortem of the effort seems in order. First, as to the media response (see yesterday’s item), it was eerily as...

LA County Board of Supervisors Votes To Halt All New Oil, Gas Drilling

September 16, 2021 3:55 pmSeptember 16, 2021 3:33 pm

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously 5-0 on Wednesday on a motion that prohibits all new oil wells and drilling operations in unincorporated parts of the county, as well as starts to look into closing some of...

Pondering Some Changes to California’s Recall Process

September 16, 2021 3:44 pmSeptember 16, 2021 3:54 pm

California has all three forms of direct democracy embodied in its state Constitution in Article II. The initiative, referendum and recall were adopted by the voters 110 years ago in 1911. Section 13 of Article II defines the recall as...

Recall Digital Spending Report Shows Democrats Spent $3.5M on Google Ads in 3 Months

September 16, 2021 3:29 pmSeptember 16, 2021 4:05 pm

A new report from Majority Strategies breaking down digital online advertising spending in the California Recall Election by the two political parties, various “advertisers” supporting candidates, and individual candidates, shows a great divide. Most evident of this divide was online...

LA County Expands Vaccination Mandates to Include Workers, Concerts

September 16, 2021 11:35 amApril 3, 2022 7:16 am

On Wednesday, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced that, due to the recent surge of COVID-19 cases within the county and the continued transmission risk, vaccination mandates would be expanded to include workers and customers at all...

The GOP and the 2021 Recall: A Loss, But Still in a Good Position for 2022

September 16, 2021 2:25 amSeptember 15, 2021 9:26 pm

Following the defeat of the Recall election against Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday, both Republicans and Democrats are now looking ahead to 2022. For Democrats, they are using the victory to help show continued support for Newsom and his policies...