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Tesla Lays Off 3,332 Employees In California

April 23, 2024 7:09 pmApril 23, 2024 7:09 pm

According to Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) notices filed on Tuesday, electric vehicle and battery manufacturer Tesla announced that they will be eliminating around 6,000 jobs nationwide, including 3,332 in California and 2,688 in Texas. Founded in San Carlos,...

CARB Now Trying to Ruin Rail

April 23, 2024 4:01 pmApril 23, 2024 4:01 pm

Considering California’s less than glorious experience with its high speed rail program, one would think it would be wise for the state to stay away from the whole railroad thing entirely. The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has been called...

Southern California Steelhead Trout Added To State Endangered Species List

April 23, 2024 12:38 pmApril 23, 2024 12:38 pm

The Southern California Steelhead Trout was officially listed as a state endangered species this week following decades of declination. However, the new designation is now threatening future water projects in the area. For decades, the California Endangered Species Act has...

California’s Red Ink is Negatively Impacting Municipalities Large and Small

April 23, 2024 11:03 amApril 23, 2024 11:03 am

The State of California is hemorrhaging red ink with a massive budget shortfall. The non-partisan Legislative Analyst Office estimates the deficit at $73 billion; Governor Gavin Newsom claims to be optimistic and pegs the shortfall at $38 billion. A gap of $30...

NEW REPORT: California Ranks Among Bottom of 50 States for Financial Transparency

April 23, 2024 9:52 amApril 23, 2024 9:52 am

In 2020, then-Senator John Moorlach, the Legislature’s only CPA, reported for the Globe that 49 of the 50 U.S. states had completed and published their annual audited financial statements – California was the only state which failed to complete and...

President Biden Set to Sign ‘Pandemic Treaty’ with World Health Organization

April 23, 2024 2:55 amApril 23, 2024 6:30 am

Last week, Members of the U.S. Senate and House and the Sovereignty Coalition, held a press conference to assert their opposition to President Joe Biden’s apparently inevitable adoption of two World Health Organization (WHO) treaties, set to be agreed to...

Brightline West Project Has Groundbreaking Ceremony In Las Vegas

April 23, 2024 2:45 amApril 23, 2024 2:46 am

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and other lawmakers officially broke ground on the Brightline West high-speed rail project between Las Vegas and Rancho Cucamonga, intending for the line to open in time for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los...