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Newsom’s Public Education Spending Binge

May 18, 2021 2:13 amMay 18, 2021 6:08 am

“It is our hope that all schools will be able to physically open for five days per week in the fall but local conditions will determine whether that is possible.” – Cecily Myart-Cruz, President, United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA...

California Mask Mandate In Place Until June 15th Despite Mounting Pressure

May 17, 2021 3:30 pmMay 18, 2021 8:18 pm

California Health and Human Services (CHHS) Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly announced in a statement on Monday that California’s mask mandate would stay in place despite a growing number of calls from lawmakers and citizens to end it sooner. Throughout the...

California Globe Survey Results on Social Media and Self-Driving Cars

May 17, 2021 9:34 am

Many users of social media platforms Google, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, youtube say they are being “cancelled” and experiencing restrictions. The Globe asked if the tech giants should be regulated and/or broken up. “Should the federal government impose regulations on...

How to Fix California’s Unemployment Agency

May 17, 2021 8:16 amAugust 18, 2023 12:51 pm

California’s unemployment insurance agency, the Employment Development Department, has had a rough year. True, the wounds were self-inflicted; it’s as if EDD went to a gun range and fired at everything except the target, so much so that the “collateral...

California’s Once Exceptional Public Education Shattered by Dogmatic Extremists

May 17, 2021 7:57 amMay 21, 2021 12:23 pm

Only half of public school students in California meet the state standards in English, and only 40 percent are proficient in math, says Lance Izumi, the Senior Director of the Center for Education at the Pacific Research Institute. Even worse,...

What is the U.S. Treasury Guidance on Tax Cuts?

May 17, 2021 6:05 amMay 17, 2021 6:10 am

The United States Treasury released its guidance last week on the permissible uses of federal relief funds under the American Rescue Plan Act, “the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds.” In Section Eight of Treasury’s written guidance, they provide...

What Does the ‘Taxpayer Protection’ Gann Limit Provide?

May 17, 2021 2:29 amMay 17, 2021 3:31 pm

There has been mention in the news recently of the “Gann Limit” and its impact on the California budget. The Gann Limit was enacted by Proposition 4, which was a measure adopted by the voters on the November 6, 1979...