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Klamath Dam Removal: ‘It’s an Environmental Disaster’

February 19, 2024 2:30 amFebruary 20, 2024 6:45 pm

This is the first article in a series about the Klamath Dam Removal project in Siskiyou County. The removal of dams along the Klamath River in Siskiyou County, Northern California was sold as necessary to save salmon – specifically, “to...

Some Bills that Caught my Eye from 2024 Introductions

February 18, 2024 11:11 am

Being the “legislative geek” that I am, as I made my way through the introduced bills in the 2024 California Legislative Session from yesterday’s deadline there have been a few measures that have caught my attention. This bill has 227...

Frequently Asked Questions about Behested Payments under the Political Reform Act

February 18, 2024 2:45 amFebruary 18, 2024 2:46 am

What is a “behested payment”? California Government Code Section 82004.5 defines “behested payment” to mean a payment that is made at the behest of a committee, an elected officer, a member of the Public Utilities Commission, or an agent thereof,...

The Greenberg Brief: Breedonomics – Shameful Spending Justifies Ousting the Mayor

February 18, 2024 2:30 amFebruary 18, 2024 2:31 am

There’s mounting evidence that not only does San Francisco Mayor London Breed perpetuate fiscal mismanagement, but even further, she has herself instigated rampant unlawful and unconstitutional spending of taxpayers’ funds. A recent expose by Piratewires (much paralleling deep dives undertaken...

Looking at 2024 California Legislature’s Bill Introductions

February 17, 2024 8:54 amFebruary 18, 2024 11:02 am

With the February 16 deadline for bill introductions having passed, there were a total of 2,124 bills introduced by yesterday’s deadline for the 2024 Legislative Session, the second and final year of the 2023-24 Session. Of this total number of...

Sen. Wiener Wants to Ditch State Environmental Review for San Francisco Building Projects

February 17, 2024 8:34 amFebruary 17, 2024 8:34 am

A bill to exempt all San Francisco building projects within a certain area of the city from the California Environmental Quality Act for ten years was introduced in the Senate on Friday. CEQA is a law that requires significant environmental...

Bill to Double Fines Of Protestors Blocking Freeway Traffic Introduced In Assembly

February 17, 2024 7:45 amFebruary 17, 2024 8:17 am

A new bill that would double the penalties for protestors who block traffic on freeways in California was introduced to the Assembly on Thursday following a series of large-scale protests blocking highways in recent years. Assembly Bill 2742, authored by...