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The Butterfly Effect of Janus v AFSCME on Two-Year Anniversary Offers California Hope Amid the Chaos

July 2, 2020 4:15 amJuly 2, 2020 10:08 am

As Americans grapple with a pandemic, economic collapse and riots, it seems an appropriate time to revisit a tenant of Chaos Theory — the so-called Butterfly Effect. The Butterfly Effect examines the possibility that a small event can have a...

Senate Republicans Urge Committee To Keep Columbus Statue In Capitol Rotunda

July 1, 2020 7:35 pmMarch 17, 2022 8:15 pm

Earlier this week, Republican legislative leaders signed and sent a letter to the Joint Rules Committee in a last ditch effort to keep the Christopher Columbus statue in the State Capitol Building in Sacramento. Press play to hear a narrated...

Newsom Signs Executive Order Extending Eviction Moratoriums Until September 30th

July 1, 2020 2:16 pmJuly 2, 2020 10:10 am

On Tuesday, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Executive Order N-71-20 into law, effectively extending statewide eviction moratoriums until September 30th. The order will also extend many other coronavirus pandemic-related measures by 60 days, such as people receiving marriage licenses through digital...

Over 100,000 Californians Test Negative for COVID-19 in One Day

July 1, 2020 10:06 amJuly 1, 2020 10:06 am

Ahead of the July 4th weekend “and with numbers surging,” Gov. Gavin Newsom says he will tighten coronavirus restrictions and look to more strictly enforce them, with more specific announcements coming Wednesday, the Sacramento Bee reported Tuesday. “It is our...

Firefighting in Orange County – Part Three, Placentia’s War for Independence

July 1, 2020 2:15 amJune 30, 2020 9:01 pm

This is Part lll of Firefighting in Orange County. Part ll is HERE. Part l is HERE. On July 1, 2020, the City of Placentia’s new Fire and Life Safety Department commenced operations. As documented in the two previous installments of this...

San Clemente Toll Road Limitation Bill Passes Senate, Moves On To Assembly

June 29, 2020 8:02 pm

A bill that would remove the city of San Clemente from the State Route 241 extension path faces challenging Assembly committee votes following a somewhat divisive Senate vote on Friday. Senate Bill 1373, authored by Senator Patricia Bates (R-Laguna Niguel),...

Democratic Party Of Orange County Continue Push To Rename John Wayne Airport

June 29, 2020 5:12 pm

After the Democratic Party of Orange County passed a resolution last Friday to rename John Wayne Airport and to remove a statue of the actor from the airport grounds due to accusations of racism, the fight heated up on Monday...