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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...

Uber Begins to Allow Drivers to Set Their Own Fares in Newest AB 5 Changes

January 21, 2020 5:09 pmJanuary 22, 2020 8:31 am

Uber began testing driver-set fares in three California cities on Tuesday in the latest change the rideshare company has made in the wake of AB 5. Tests in Sacramento, Santa Barbara, and Palm Springs Rideshare passengers using Uber in the...

U-Haul Names Top Growth States of 2019… and Inadvertently Identifies States People are Fleeing

January 21, 2020 5:04 pmJanuary 22, 2020 7:16 pm

DIY movers showed again in the 2019 U-Haul state migration index that the top inbound migrations states Americans are moving to are once again in the Southeast quadrant of the country. Florida, Texas, North Carolina, South Carolina, Washington and Alabama...

San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer Announces Plan for Ballot Measure to Combat Homelessness

January 21, 2020 8:49 amJanuary 22, 2020 12:42 pm

San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer announced last week his goal of taking a ballot initiative to combat homelessness in California, directly to the voters. Faulconer is the only big-city California Mayor who has successfully reduced homelessness in his city using...

From Ruby Ridge to San Francisco

January 21, 2020 6:42 amJanuary 21, 2020 8:53 am

On Sunday night, Fox News ran the second part of their “Scandalous” documentary series on the Ruby Ridge standoff in 1992. The siege, which claimed two innocent lives, took place in northern Idaho, but a California senator played a role...