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California School Walkout: Thousands of Parents, Students, Teachers Protest Newsom’s School Mandates

October 18, 2021 2:34 pmApril 3, 2022 7:59 am

Thousands of California parents, students and teachers opposed to school vaccine mandates took part in a statewide walkout Monday. And thousands of these parents, teachers and students took their protest to the State Capitol. Estimates of as many as 5,000+...

Monterey County Fracking Ban Overturned By State Appellate Court

October 14, 2021 4:18 pmOctober 18, 2021 7:25 pm

A panel for the Sixth Appellate District of the California Court of Appeals unanimously ruled on Wednesday that Monterey County’s Measure Z, which banned oil and gas extraction such as fracking, was breaking state law and thus will still be...

California Globe 2021 Legislative Session in Review

October 9, 2021 10:08 pmOctober 12, 2021 10:33 am

With the conclusion of the 2021 Legislative Session, it is time to provide the annual review of legislative bill data. The following are some of the key metrics of the just completed Session: Bills Introduced: Senate 828 Assembly 1,593 Total:...

Lawsuit Claims LA Union Slush Fund Scandal Still Ongoing

October 4, 2021 9:11 amOctober 5, 2021 11:20 am

A long-time employee of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit alleging a decades-long shakedown involving the utility and the union representing its workers may have altered its form, but is still...

3,000 Petition Signers Tell Gov. Newsom ‘Veto Antisemitic Ethnic Studies Bill’

September 27, 2021 4:21 pmSeptember 28, 2021 2:04 pm

Thousands of Californians, including Holocaust survivors, petitioned Governor Gavin Newsom to veto Assembly Bill 101 by Assemblyman Jose Medina (D-Riverside), which would mandate an ethnic studies high school graduation requirement. The California legislature recently voted to advance AB 101 along party lines....

PG&E Charged With 4 Counts of Manslaughter, 11 Felonies Stemming From 2020 Zogg Fire

September 25, 2021 2:30 amApril 3, 2022 7:34 am

Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) was sued by the Shasta County District Attorney’s Office on Friday over 31 charges, including 11 felonies and 4 counts of manslaughter, stemming from the Zogg Fire last year. The Zogg Fire started in September...

California’s War on Bacon Has Tempers Sizzling in Farming States

September 20, 2021 12:39 pmApril 3, 2022 7:18 am

From the first state in the nation to offer prison inmates an all-vegan menu, California voters passed a ballot measure in 2018 mandating more living space for veal calves, cows and pigs, and banned the confinement of egg-laying hens in...