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Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Ban on Gas Powered Cars is Dead

February 16, 2025 5:35 pmFebruary 17, 2025 6:19 am

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin just sent California’s vehicle emissions waiver request to Congress for review. This is big and kills California Governor Gavin Newsom’s ban on gas-powered vehicles. In December, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), on orders from the Biden...

New Court Trials in California

February 16, 2025 2:30 amFebruary 16, 2025 2:31 am

Code of Civil Procedure Part 2, Title 8, Chapter 7, Article 2 deals with new trials. Section 656 provides a new trial is a re-examination of an issue of fact in the same court after a trial and decision by...

Insurance Commissioner Lara To Question State Farm on 22% Rate Increase Justification

February 15, 2025 2:45 amFebruary 15, 2025 2:46 am

In a statement Friday, Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced that he will be meeting with State Farm Insurance later this month over their proposed 22% emergency rate hike on rental homes, non-rental homes, rental units, and condos, asking them to justify...

Offshoring California University Contracts

February 15, 2025 2:30 amFebruary 15, 2025 2:31 am

In the California Public Contract Code, there is a general prohibition of “offshoring” University of California and California State University contracts under Division 2, Part 2, Chapter 3.9. Section 12147 prohibits the UC and CSU from contracting for services with...

Governor Newsom Says He Will Veto Bill to Stop Prisons From Working With ICE

February 14, 2025 5:05 pmFebruary 14, 2025 5:05 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom confirmed on Friday that he will veto a bill that severely limits how the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) work with each other, should the bill reach his...

Special Presidential Envoy Ric Grenell Considers Run For Governor if Harris Enters 2026 Race

February 14, 2025 2:42 pmFebruary 16, 2025 8:40 am

Special Presidential Envoy and former Ambassador to Germany Ric Grenell announced on Friday that he would consider running for Governor next year if former Vice President Kamala Harris enters the race. “That is a hot topic. I’ll make a little...

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra

Former HHS Sec. Beccera Spent $22.6 Billion for Illegal Immigrants: Grants, Cash for Cars, Home Loans and Biz Startups

February 14, 2025 10:04 amFebruary 16, 2025 8:40 am

As Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was sworn in Thursday as U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary, with the vow to Make America Healthy Again, the Globe is wondering what rock former HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra climbed back under – or...