Articles – Page 1615 – California Globe

Criminal Background Checks on Rental Applicants Now Illegal in Oakland

January 22, 2020 4:37 pmJanuary 23, 2020 5:08 pm

On Tuesday night, the Oakland City Council passed the Fair Chance Housing Ordinance, making criminal background checks on potential tenants in private and public housing illegal within the city. The decision by the City Council was immediately praised by housing...

Environmental Regulations For California Owned Washing Machines Under AB 1952

January 22, 2020 1:50 pmJanuary 22, 2020 4:38 pm

Washing machines in California may need to include a new filter system if AB 1952 becomes law. Assembly Bill 1952, authored by Assemblyman Mark Stone (D-Monterey Bay), would require a new microfiber filter system in all state owned and operated...

Ninth California Golden Fleece® Award Goes to State, Local Politicians, Government Planners, Regulators, and Anti-Development Activists

January 22, 2020 11:03 amJanuary 22, 2020 1:58 pm

“California is the national poster child for expensive housing and homelessness,” Independent Institute Senior Fellow Lawrence J. McQuillan, Ph.D. said in a new report on California’s housing crisis. “The average home price in the state is about 250 percent above...

Crystal Geyser Found Guilty Of Dumping Arsenic Into California‘s Waterways

January 22, 2020 6:43 amJanuary 22, 2020 12:55 pm

On January 9, the company that bottles Crystal Geyser Natural Alpine Spring Water pled guilty to two felonies in U.S. District Court. According to the U.S. District Attorneys office the corporation, pled guilty to one count of unlawful storage of...

Direct Democracy in California: The Initiative – Part II

January 22, 2020 6:21 amJanuary 22, 2020 1:53 pm

Part ll Direct Democracy in California. Part l is here. In addition, within eight days after the filing of the petition, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, the elections official must determine the total number of signatures affixed to the petition...

2020 March Primary Preview: 35th State Assembly District

January 22, 2020 2:42 amJanuary 30, 2020 8:57 am

The 35th Assembly District: The 35th Assembly District is essentially San Luis Obispo County with a part of Northern Santa Barbara County. It’s a mix of traditionally conservative and traditionally liberal leaning areas. An Air Force Base, farm areas, and...

California Regulators May Declare a Common Headache and Sinus Drug a ‘Carcinogen’

January 21, 2020 8:41 pm

The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment is currently considering labeling acetaminophen, a common pain and sinus relief drug used in medicines such as Sudafed, Tylenol, Robitussin, and Excedrin, as a carcinogen. A looming ban In 2011 the Environmental...