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Under a new change in their party platform, the California Democratic Party aims to add additional limits to charter schools. New party platform language The new language states that charter schools should only have publicly elected boards and not boards...

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California’s $7 Billion Surplus – Part I: The Rosier Side of the Surplus

November 21, 2019 4:14 pm

The California Legislative Analyst’s Office found that the state will have an extra $7 billion that wasn’t spent in the budget. And by 2021 there can be as much as $18 billion in the state’s general fund. This is a...

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Democrat Debate Demotion

November 21, 2019 8:27 amNovember 21, 2019 8:30 am

Wednesday’s Democrat debate in Atlanta followed seamlessly from Adam Schiff’s impeachment hearings earlier in the day. MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow hailed Gordon Sondlund’s “bombshell” testimony and asked the candidates whether they would impeach President Trump. Elizabeth Warren, Amy Klobuchar, Bernie Sanders,...

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Federal Judge Ruling Will Allow Some Of the Over 8,000 People Seeking Asylum In Tijuana Into The United States

November 21, 2019 6:05 amNovember 20, 2019 9:26 pm

Many of the over 8,000 people waiting at the Tijuana-San Ysidro border may now be given asylum according to a ruling on Tuesday. In July the Trump Administration put an asylum ban into effect, denying people seeking asylum who had...

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As Housing Bills Collapse, Talk of Ballot Initiative Grows Louder

November 21, 2019 2:15 amNovember 21, 2019 1:48 pm

Governor Newsom has deemed California’s housing shortage to be a top priority. Last week, he convened the heads of more than a dozen top California-based companies to bring the private sector to the table in search of solutions to a...

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Hundreds of Thousands PG&E Customers In Northern California Are Without Power Yet Again

November 20, 2019 4:52 pm

Less than 72 hours after an intense public grilling by the California Senate over the widespread planned power outages and general mismanagement by PG&E across Northern California, the utility company is yet again intentionally shutting off the lights. The latest...

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Governor Newsom Adds New Oil And Natural Gas Extraction Regulations

November 20, 2019 3:08 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom added new regulations on natural gas fracking and oil drilling Tuesday, while also calling for the closure of some facilities. New regulations As of Wednesday, gas companies engaging in fracking, the process where gas wells are drilled...