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Has Prop 65 Made Us Safer?

May 22, 2019 1:15 pmMay 22, 2019 1:43 pm

In 1986, 63 percent of California voters approved a ballot initiative called the “Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act” (California Health and Safety Code §25249.6.). It promised to protect people from unsafe drinking water and, buried in the cumbersome...

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San Francisco Bosa Nova

May 21, 2019 6:11 amMay 21, 2019 10:47 am

“With the second pick in the 2019 NFL draft,” commissioner Roger Goodell said back on April 25, “the San Francisco 49ers select Nick Bosa, of Ohio State University.” The pick did not come as a surprise. In 2018, the 49ers...

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With Planned Power Outages This Summer, Is California Experimenting in ‘Green New Deal’

May 21, 2019 2:05 amMay 22, 2019 6:03 am

Following the devastating California wildfires of 2018, Pacific Gas and Electric recently announced it will cut power this summer to electricity customers on high-wind days to avoid future wildfires. While PG&E’s transmission lines ignited fires, others say many years with...

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Deadlines Looming Ahead in the California Bill Mill

May 20, 2019 11:53 amMay 21, 2019 7:26 am

With the Suspense Files behind us and the May 31 House of Origin deadline approaching, the following are the number of bills being debated and voted on in the Senate and Assembly Floors as of Monday: Senate Floor Senate 2nd Reading...

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Air Board Regulator Threatens Trump and California With Drastic Auto Regulations

May 20, 2019 8:49 amMay 21, 2019 7:32 am

California’s top environmental regulator, California Air Resources Board Chairwoman Mary Nichols, has stepped up the state’s war against the Trump Administration, as well as the state’s residents by threatening to enact drastic, new pollution rules — including a ban on...

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Comparing State and Federal Judiciaries

May 20, 2019 6:18 amMay 20, 2019 6:25 am

There are both federal and state judicial branches and separate court systems at both levels of government. The federal courts are established in Article III of the United States Constitution, while the state courts are established in Article VI of...

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California Won’t Face Up To Crime

May 18, 2019 5:17 amMay 22, 2019 8:42 am

“The use of facial recognition and other biometric surveillance is the functional equivalent of requiring every person to show a personal photo identification card at all times in violation of recognized constitutional rights. This technology also allows people to be...