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Lawmakers, Victim Advocates Rally Against Prisoner W/O Parole Early Release Bill At Capitol

August 23, 2024 12:32 pmAugust 23, 2024 12:32 pm

A group of GOP lawmakers, law enforcement officers, and victim advocates held a press conference on Thursday, speaking out against a revived bill that, if passed, would give early release to some prisoners serving life without parole. Senate Bill 94,...

Kamala Harris DNC Speech: No Policy, Plenty of Pandering

August 23, 2024 7:52 amAugust 24, 2024 8:15 am

Kamala Harris formally accepted the Democratic Party presidential nomination in a self-absorbed speech that made her out to be very “middle-class,” despite being raised by a college professor mother and a college professor father. My father was a public school...

Globe Investigates Fast Food Franchise Owners’s Difficulties Post $20 Minimum Wage Law

August 23, 2024 2:45 amAugust 23, 2024 2:46 am

The fast food minimum wage battle has raged on in California all year. To give a quick recap: Following the signing of AB 1228 in October 2023 by Governor Gavin Newsom, the new $20 minimum wage for fast food employees, a...

Posting or Sale of Public Officials’ Personal Info in California

August 23, 2024 2:30 amAugust 23, 2024 2:31 am

It is a violation of California law to post online or sell personal information of elected or appointed officials. California’s Government Code, Title 1, Division 10, Part 5, Chapter 14, Article 3 concerns this topic. Section 7928.200 states that an...

Los Angeles Removes Large Beachside Homeless Encampment Despite County Opposition to State Orders

August 22, 2024 4:33 pmAugust 23, 2024 10:52 am

Workers for the City of Los Angeles removed a massive homeless encampment on Dockweiler Beach in the L.A. neighborhood of Playa del Rey on Thursday, complying with new state orders on encampment removal while ignoring County Supervisors opposition to Governor...

Ringside: Floating Offshore Wind – An Environmental Catastrophe

August 22, 2024 4:00 pmAugust 22, 2024 4:23 pm

Last week we examined California’s plans to install between 2,500 and 10,000 floating offshore wind turbines approximately 20 miles off the coast of San Luis Obispo and Humboldt counties. The estimated cost to install 25 gigawatts of capacity, which equates...

Bill Volume of California Legislative Committees – 2023-24 Session

August 22, 2024 3:00 pmAugust 22, 2024 3:01 pm

The California Legislature has a combined 56 standing committees, with 33 in the Assembly and 23 in the Senate. There were 2,159 bills (3,291 ABs and 1,530 SBs) introduced during the 2023-24 Legislative Session. Those standing committees, and their hardworking...