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‘Corporate-Free Elections Act’ Gets Shelved by Assembly Elections Committee

April 30, 2021 2:15 amApril 30, 2021 6:28 am

A half-baked, complicated bill aiming to take all corporate money out of California political campaign contributions failed to pass out of the Assembly Elections Committee Thursday. But what was so interesting was that Assemblyman Marc Berman, Chairman of the Committee...

Bill That Adds Dependent Parents, Stepparents To Existing Insurance Moves Up in Assembly

April 29, 2021 7:57 pmApril 29, 2021 10:14 pm

A bill that would allow adult children to add their dependent parents to their health insurance policies passed the Assembly Health Committee earlier this week in a 10-2 vote, moving it to face a critical Appropriations Committee vote sometime in...

California Senate Democrats Propose $3.41 Billion Drought Spending Plan

April 29, 2021 2:57 pmMay 4, 2021 6:36 am

Senate Democrats proposed a $3.41 billion spending plan on Thursday to fight the growing drought crisis in the state. The drought, caused by lower precipitation this year, the mountain snowpack half what it usually is, high demand for water, and the...

9th Circuit Court of Appeals Rules Truckers Are No Longer Exempt From AB 5

April 29, 2021 11:00 amMarch 17, 2022 8:37 pm

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 on Wednesday that truckers would no longer be exempt from the state’s AB 5 worker classification law, forcing many to become employees rather than independent contractors. Press play to hear a...

Sacramento Police Department Report Shows Number of Victims Shot Up 333.33 %

April 29, 2021 10:51 am

The Sacramento Police Department publishes a Monthly Chief’s Report of the most recent statistics: shooting victims, shooting reports, firearms arrests and seized, and the like. The March 2021 report clearly shows violent crimes continue to rise, in comparison to this time...

Let the Waffling Begin: California Cities Already Backpedaling on June 15 Reopening Date

April 29, 2021 8:44 amApril 29, 2021 8:44 am

When California Governor Gavin Newsom recently announced that the state would mostly reopen by June 15, 2021, skeptics harrumphed. Not many believed the June 15 date, and for good reason; Newsom has repeatedly reneged on loosening restrictions during the last...

Who Are the 2020 Citizens Redistricting Commission Members?

April 29, 2021 2:45 amApril 28, 2021 8:09 pm

A “non-partisan” elections analysis blog reported last July 2020 that “initial selections were made today for the California Citizens Redistricting Commission, the body tasked with drawing boundaries for the U.S. Congress, State Senate, State Assembly, and the Board of Equalization....