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Governor Newsom Signs Leaded Aviation Gasoline Ban Into Law

September 23, 2024 5:33 pmSeptember 23, 2024 5:33 pm

A bill that will prohibit the sale of leaded aviation gasoline to consumers in 2031 was signed into law on Sunday by Governor Gavin Newsom, despite heavy opposition against the bill. Senate Bill 1193, authored by Sen. Caroline Menjivar (D-Panorama...

Enviro Grift: Gov. Newsom Signs Bill Banning All Plastic Bags at Grocery and Convenience Stores

September 23, 2024 2:45 amSeptember 23, 2024 2:46 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom, who signed the first plastic bag ban in the country in 2007, to no avail, just signed a total plastic bag ban Sunday. “Hi Katy!” “Great news: Governor Newsom just signed SB 1053 into law, which...

Sites Reservoir Project Appellate Court Victory Over Environmental Groups

September 21, 2024 3:00 amSeptember 21, 2024 3:01 am

The Sites Reservoir project moved forward on Friday following an appellate court agreeing with California and the Sites Project Authority, rejecting a CEQA lawsuit against the Sites Reservoir project. While the Sites Reservoir had been proposed off and on since...

Ringside: Congress Comes to Santa Nella to Talk About Water

September 19, 2024 6:42 amSeptember 19, 2024 6:42 am

The Great Valley of California, one of “the more notable structural depressions in the world,” covers an area of 20,000 square miles. More than half of it, about 6.7 million acres, or over 10,000 square miles, is irrigated farmland. If you...

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Delusion: California’s ‘Golden Economy’

September 14, 2024 7:06 amSeptember 15, 2024 10:54 am

Gavin Newsom claimed in July that California simply has no peers, across the spectrum. The Globe reported on Newsom’s conceited email in which he listed the Orwellian “Ten Ways California Leads the Nation.” California may be leading the nation – off...

Trump Says He Will Withhold Disaster Money From California Unless State Renegs On Water Usage Rules

September 14, 2024 2:45 amSeptember 14, 2024 2:46 am

Speaking from the Trump National Golf Course in Rancho Palos Verdes on Friday, former President Donald Trump said that, if elected, he would withhold federal disaster money from California until Governor Gavin Newsom allows more water to go to farmlands...

Three Major SoCal Wildfires Latest Hot Button Issue Across Many State & Local Races

September 13, 2024 2:37 pmSeptember 13, 2024 2:37 pm

Wildfires and wildfire suppression responses emerged as top hot button issues in many Southern California state and local races this week, following the rapid emergence of three major wildfires in and around Los Angeles, Orange County, and the Inland Empire....