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Ric Grenell to ‘Fix California’ With Three-Point Plan in Democrat-Dominated state

April 9, 2021 3:42 pmMarch 17, 2022 8:36 pm

Richard Grenell, former Acting Director of National Intelligence and U.S. Ambassador to Germany, announced he is launching a group called “Fix California” aimed at bringing meaningful change to the Democrat-dominated state. He is also being talked about as a potential...

Wildfire Provisions of ‘Budget Bill Junior’

April 9, 2021 10:42 amApril 9, 2021 10:50 am

By Chris Micheli On April 8, Assemblyman Phil Ting (D-San Francisco) amended his Assembly Bill 79 to be authored by the Committee on Budget to amend the Budget Act of 2020 and the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee amended...

‘Save Our Sonoma’ Holding Mask-Free March Saturday

April 9, 2021 10:33 amApril 11, 2021 11:27 am

UPDATED BELOW: California Globe has learned that a group of Sonoma County residents advocating for reopening the county and its schools is holding a mask-free march Saturday. The Save Our Sonoma PEACEFUL NO MASK MARCH in Sonoma Plaza “is getting...

Fatal Hit And Run Penalty Increase Bill Approved By Assm. Public Safety Committee

April 9, 2021 2:40 amApril 8, 2021 8:47 pm

For the third time in three years, a bill that would broaden the definition of hit-and-run incidents and increase prison sentences for those causing fatalities passed the Assembly Public Safety Committee. Assembly Bill 582, authored by Assemblyman Jim Patterson (R–Fresno),...

New Budget Trailer Bill Requires the Rehiring of Displaced Workers

April 8, 2021 6:40 pmApril 8, 2021 7:07 pm

On April 8, the Assembly Budget Committee amended Assembly Bill 84 into a new bill to require the rehiring of certain displaced workers. This bill would, until December 31, 2024, require an employer to offer its laid-off employees specified information...

Gov. Newsom, Legislature Reach $536 Million Deal for Wildfire Prevention

April 8, 2021 5:45 pmApril 9, 2021 3:12 pm

Speaking from Shaver Lake in Fresno County and surrounded by California Conservation Corps members, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he had reached a deal with the state legislature to allocate $536 million for forest management and wildfire reduction projects on...

Sen. Wiener’s Dense Housing Bill Passes Senate Committee

April 8, 2021 3:42 pmApril 9, 2021 11:18 am

San Francisco Democrat Senator Scott Wiener has tried for several years to end single family zoning laws to allow for dense “Stack & Pack” housing to replace single family homes. In a press statement Thursday, Wiener said: SB 478, the...