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Governor, Assemblywoman, Secretary: What’s Next For Katie Porter?

March 29, 2024 10:02 amMarch 29, 2024 10:02 am

In the aftermath of the 2024 U.S. Senate Primary where Congresswoman Katie Porter (D-CA) turned what was supposed to be a 1-2 tandem Primary finish with Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA) into a nightmare scenario where she only received a distant...

Gov. Newsom So Afraid Trump Will Win, He’s Doubling Down on… Climate Change?

March 29, 2024 7:50 amMarch 29, 2024 8:12 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom is preparing an army of bureaucrats to protect California’s climate policies against a second Trump administration. You read that right. With California’s visible melt-down, the elitist governor is focused on climate change. In “California is preparing to...

Frequently Asked Questions about Enrolled Bill Reports and Gubernatorial Action

March 29, 2024 2:56 amMarch 29, 2024 2:57 am

What is an Enrolled Bill Report? The Enrolled Bill Report (most often referred to as an “EBR”) is the analysis of a bill with information and a recommendation for final action by the Governor. Is an EBR confidential? While agency...

‘Hero’ Gavin Newsom Stands Up to Big Oil in New Ad Campaign

March 29, 2024 2:39 amMarch 29, 2024 11:50 am

California’s own “Hero,” Governor Gavin Newsom, has been recognized in a new series of ads attacking “Big Oil.” “Governor Gavin Newsom Joins ‘Team of Heroes’ Standing Up to Big Oil in New Ad to KEEP THE LAW Protecting Neighborhoods from...

The Empty Storefronts Of Downtown Oakland

March 28, 2024 3:51 pmMarch 29, 2024 6:13 am

Visiting Downtown Oakland can be a sobering experience. At some points it is full of life, with shopkeepers stepping out for a moment to enjoy the day or customers coming in for the lunch rush. But walk a block away,...

Bar Drug Testing Strip Requirements Go Into Effect July 1st

March 28, 2024 12:54 pmMarch 28, 2024 12:54 pm

According to a new announcement from the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC), a new law requiring many bars to have drug testing kits available for date-rape drugs such as roofies is to go into effect on July 1st,...

Gutless Amenders in California’s Legislature

March 28, 2024 11:14 amMarch 28, 2024 11:14 am

In 2019, the California Legislature passed and Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill called AB 5, a dream of big labor’s but a nightmare for freelance/contract workers. In 2020, Newsom signed AB 2257, lifting some requirements for some of the...