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California Congressional Republicans Urge Gov. Newsom to Raise Shasta Dam

August 16, 2022 1:12 pm

In a letter sent to Governor Newsom on Tuesday, California Congressional Republicans urged him to reverse his position on the enlargement of the Shasta Dam due to numerous water use, electric, and environmental reasons. The subject of raising Shasta Dam,...

Governor Newsom Issues Proposal to Keep Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant Running Into 2030s

August 13, 2022 2:30 amAugust 12, 2022 9:58 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom announced a proposal to keep the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant open until between 2030 and 2035 on Friday, largely to help meet California’s energy needs while the state transitions between fossil fuels and green energy in...

LA Bans Homeless Camps Near Schools While Sacramento Prohibited from Removing Homeless on Public Property

August 3, 2022 9:36 amAugust 3, 2022 9:40 am

The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to approve an ordinance prohibiting homeless encampments within 500 feet of schools and day care centers. Also on Tuesday, a federal judge issued an order forbidding Sacramento police and city officials from clearing homeless...

LA City Council Votes 11-1 To Keep Eviction Moratorium in Place

July 30, 2022 2:30 amJuly 30, 2022 7:43 am

Following the Los Angeles City Council 11-1 vote on Wednesday extending the eviction moratorium yet again despite the pandemic-instituted protection being virtually erased from most other places in state. Los Angeles has had eviction moratoriums in place since the Spring...

SF DA Brooke Jenkins Fires 16 As Reorganization Away From Former DA Chesa Boudin’s Policies Continue

July 16, 2022 2:34 amJuly 17, 2022 8:05 am

Newly appointed San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins fired 16 people in the DA’s office on Friday, continuing her large shifts away from the previous administration of ousted DA Chesa Boudin. Following the recall of Boudin, Mayor London Breed formally...

Mr. Newsom Goes to Washington to Accept ‘Education Award’

July 13, 2022 8:21 amJuly 13, 2022 3:25 pm

California Governor Gavin Newsom is traveling to Washington D.C. “to accept an award from the Education Commission of the States in recognition of California’s transformative improvements to education.” The governor who closed California schools for nearly two years is getting an award...

The McClintock Interview: Covid Mandates, Energy, Forest Fires

July 11, 2022 11:26 amJuly 11, 2022 1:53 pm

As public officials in California and Washington D.C. are signaling there could be more Covid mask mandates and lockdowns may be coming (coinciding with the fall midterm elections), even as “the rest of the world has accepted the endemic nature...