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Supreme Court Deals Blow to U.S. Climate Agenda with EPA Decision

June 30, 2022 8:40 amJuly 1, 2022 6:32 am

The Supreme Court on Thursday curtailed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to set standards on climate-changing greenhouse gas emissions for existing power plants. The court’s decision in West Virginia v. EPA says that government doesn’t have the power to...

Give us a Break — From the Gas Tax

June 30, 2022 2:30 amJune 29, 2022 7:15 pm

The California gas tax jumps up again on July 1. While the State has a nearly $100 billion budget, the ruling party has repeatedly failed to offer any meaningful relief to taxpayers who have been overtaxed to create this enormous...

Tesla to Close Autopilot Office in San Mateo, Lay Off 200 Workers

June 30, 2022 2:05 amJune 29, 2022 8:36 pm

Electric car and energy company Tesla announced on Wednesday that 200 Autopilot workers will be laid off, with the company’s San Mateo office also to close. In the last few years, Tesla and CEO, Elon Musk have had largely mixed...

California’s Drug Dealer Liability Act

June 29, 2022 3:54 pmJune 29, 2022 4:04 pm

California has a number of formal acts in statute. In Health and Safety Code Division 10.2, there is the “Drug Dealer Liability Act” contained in Sections 11700 to 11717. It was added in 1996 by Chapter 867. Section 11700 names...

Resolution To Help Local Governments Encourage Cruising Events Passes Assembly

June 29, 2022 3:52 pm

A Resolution that would encourage cruising events throughout the state by having car groups work with local government entities passed the Assembly with a unanimous vote on Tuesday. Assembly Concurrent Resolution 176, authored by Assemblywoman Luz Rivas (D-North Hollywood), would...

Clean Cars and Clean Air Act Receives Enough Signatures for November Ballot

June 29, 2022 12:34 pm

Supporters of the Clean Cars and Clean Air Act ballot initiative, which aims to drastically reduce air pollution in California by increasing funding for wildfire firefighters, electric cars, and electric car infrastructure, announced on Tuesday that they accumulated almost 1...

The Media and Twitter Care about January 6

June 29, 2022 9:10 amJanuary 27, 2023 9:08 am

The chief television critic for The New York Times, James Poniewozik, raved about Tuesday’s edition of the January 6th Committee: “The investigation played like the Watergate hearings as punched up by the writers’ room of 24.” Press play to hear...