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University of California Proposes Tuition Hike Days After New Bill Would Make Some CSU Tuition Free

January 19, 2020 2:07 amJanuary 18, 2020 11:11 pm

The University of California announced a possible tuition hike for all undergraduate state residents. The Board of Regents currently have two proposals for tuition rises. Under one, all undergraduate state resident students would see a $348 price increase next year,...

Bill that Cracks Down on Planned Utility Blackouts Passes Senate Committee

January 16, 2020 4:11 pmJanuary 17, 2020 4:15 pm

The third time was the charm for the twice defeated planned blackout bill SB 378 as it passed the Senate Energy, Utilities, and Communications Committee after rejections in March and September of 2019. $250,000 per hour fines Under SB 378, ...

California Businesses Could Face Higher Taxes Based on Gap Between Highest and Lowest Wages

January 15, 2020 5:12 pm

About 2,000 of the largest companies that conduct business in California might be paying significantly higher taxes starting next year if SB 37 is passed by the end of January. Wage gap based corporate taxation The bill would tax companies...

City of San Diego Awarded GE Mass Surveillance Contract Without Oversight

January 13, 2020 4:31 pmJanuary 19, 2020 4:22 pm

While the California Legislature passed and Governor Brown signed the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) into law in 2018, ostensibly to help California consumers protect their online data, state and local government doesn’t appear to be required to comply with...

Despite More Water Flows, California’s Coho Salmon Spawning Numbers Plummet

January 13, 2020 7:14 amJanuary 13, 2020 2:39 pm

“Water, water, everywhere, And all the boards did shrink; Water, water, everywhere, Nor any drop to drink.” The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. 1797–98 Despite higher water flows, biologists are reporting some of the worst spawning numbers in nearly...

Gov. Newsom’s 2020 Budget, ‘Unprecedented, Historic,’ ‘Once-in-a-Generation’

January 11, 2020 9:30 amJanuary 12, 2020 8:38 am

We’re over ‘California derangement syndrome’ ~Gov. Gavin Newsom Governor Gavin Newsom’s 2020 budget plans to increase overall spending to a historic high of $222 billion. Newsom’s original 2019 budget was $209 billion budget, an $8 billion, four percent increase from...

Uber Changes App to Comply with AB 5

January 9, 2020 5:02 pmJanuary 10, 2020 8:09 am

Uber made major changes to its app in California on Wednesday to make the rideshare company more compliant with the new AB 5 law. New changes with Uber The new service changes include removing set prices for trips. Instead, single...