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$1 Billion BYD Mask Deal Approved By Feds, To Be Shipped Soon

June 9, 2020 9:05 pm

On Monday, Governor Gavin Newsom’s office confirmed that the $1 billion BYD mask deal that will bring a total of 150 million N95 masks to California finally won federal approval and will be shipped soon. The mask deal with the...

Following Online Graduation Ceremonies, Sacramento School District Encourages Student Protests

June 9, 2020 8:28 am

The Elk Grove Unified School District is encouraging students to protest the George Floyd murder, yet parents report they had to do online ceremonies for graduation last week. Dear Elk Grove Unified Students, Parents and Families, During this tumultuous past...

Rioters Explain How and Why the George Floyd Protests Have Lasted So Long

June 9, 2020 6:42 am

Since May 26th, one day after George Floyd died after a police officer held him down by the throat with his knee in Minneapolis, protests and riots have erupted across the United States and around the world. Unlike protests and...

California’s Outbound Migration Continues, With Some In-State Diversions

June 9, 2020 2:30 amJune 8, 2020 6:53 pm

With Antifa and Black Lives Matter riots breaking out across California, some city dwellers are longing for safer neighborhoods, and safer towns. Following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis by a police officer, radicals in BLM and Antifa –...

Ban Police Union Money in Politics, or Ban ALL Public Union Money in Politics?

June 9, 2020 2:27 amJune 8, 2020 5:52 pm

“Before we give someone a gun, uniform, badge and the power to put handcuffs on someone’s wrist, we need make sure they are the best and the brightest…police unions are making it impossible.” – Chesa Boudin, San Francisco District Attorney, on...

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Sen. John Moorlach: ‘CAFR 50, Where Are You?’

June 8, 2020 6:00 pmJune 8, 2020 6:42 pm

It’s June 8th, do you know where your state’s June 30, 2019 State Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFRs) is? Did you know that 49 of the 50 nation’s states have completed and published their annual audited financial statements? Even...

Police ‘Sleeper Hold’ Ban Legislation Quickly Moves Through Legislature

June 8, 2020 5:35 pm

On Monday, a proposed bill to ban a neck hold commonly known as a ‘sleeper hold’ by police in California received widespread approval by both houses of the Legislature and the Governor. A ban on the carotid artery hold The...