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San Clemente State Route 241 Extension Ban Bill Halted Until 2021

July 22, 2020 5:16 pm

On Tuesday, Orange County lawmakers confirmed that a bill designed to end a toll extension of State Route 241 through the city of San Clemente would not be passed in the state legislature this year. COVID-19 and other urgent matters...

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra

California, 19 Other States Sue EPA Due To Clean Water Act Changes

July 22, 2020 3:41 pm

On Tuesday, California joined with 19 other states and filed a lawsuit with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over changes to the Clean Water Act. Clean Water Act updates...

Sacramento Bee Deems Mug Shots Racist

July 22, 2020 11:45 amMarch 17, 2022 8:26 pm

Press play to hear a narrated version of this story, presented by AudioHopper. First, the Los Angeles Times declared that “looting” has racist connotations and prohibited reporters from using it. Now, the Sacramento Bee, which had already “banned” the word...

President Trump Threatens Federal Law Enforcement Intervention In Oakland

July 22, 2020 6:26 amMarch 17, 2022 8:26 pm

Press play to hear a narrated version of this story, presented by AudioHopper. On Monday, President Donald Trump noted that he may be sending federal law enforcement officials similar to those deployed in Portland, Oregon to Oakland and other cities...

California’s Commission on State Mandates

July 22, 2020 6:21 amJuly 22, 2020 6:30 am

In California state government is the Commission on State Mandates. It is established in Title 2, Division 4, Part 7 on State-Mandated Local Costs. Chapter 1 contains the following statement of legislative intent in Section 17500: The Legislature finds and...

CA Public Health Doc Outlines New Guideline Changes, Date-Based Re-openings

July 22, 2020 4:07 amJuly 21, 2020 8:52 pm

On Tuesday, California Health and Human Services (CHHS) Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly replaced the Governor during the normal statewide COVID-19 update press conference, outlining possible new closure changes in California in the future. Dr. Ghaly reiterated and borrowed Governor Gavin...

How Much Do California’s City Workers Make?

July 22, 2020 2:05 amJuly 21, 2020 8:48 pm

With the economic shutdown devastating private sector employment in California, with small family owned businesses the worst hit, how are California’s public employees doing? A recent report by NPR paints a grim picture: “Cities Have Never Seen A Downturn Like...