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CA Hydrologist Wants All Enviro Farm Water Laws ‘Locked-Down’ After COVID-19 Crisis Over

April 8, 2020 6:18 amApril 12, 2020 9:04 am

Sacramento Hydrologist Robert Shibatani is calling for an across-the-board moratorium on federal and state environmental laws so California’s Central Valley farm communities can recover from the economic losses imposed during the coronavirus crisis. Central Valley hydrologist Robert Shibatani didn’t...

Key Provisions of the Legislature’s Internal Rules – The Joint Rules – Part I

April 8, 2020 6:18 amApril 7, 2020 9:59 pm

Beyond the relevant provisions of the California Constitution (contained primarily in Article IV), as well as applicable sections of the California Government Code, the State Senate and State Assembly are governed by their Joint Rules, the Standing Rules of the...

Major Temecula Planned Community Halted by Court Over Mountain Lion Concerns

April 8, 2020 2:26 amApril 7, 2020 7:30 pm

In a major ruling that may affect future developments near mountain lion habitats, the Riverside County Superior Court ruled against the developers of the Altair planned community over failing to account for the impact the development would have on the...

Suggested Executive Orders for Gov. Gavin Newsom

April 8, 2020 2:12 amApril 7, 2020 8:10 pm

‘It is time for them to either stand up for all of California’s workers, or admit the truth at last, that they are the party of privilege and wealth.’ Without criticizing the tremendous efforts that are already being made,...

California Coronavirus Cases Leveling Off

April 7, 2020 5:13 pm

‘California would not have given those respirators if they knew that a really big surge was coming. Donating all of those ventilators was a big hint that things are better than they had seemed.’ According to an updated COVID-19...

California’s Coronavirus By the Numbers

April 7, 2020 3:47 pmApril 8, 2020 6:19 am

Only a few blocks away food service employees, bartenders, waiters, bakery workers, ice cream parlor employees, barbers and hair stylists, day spa workers and estheticians, boutique and retail clerks, seamstresses, Uber and Lyft drivers, manufacturing employees, and gym employees, aren’t...

Special Prisoner Releases to Counter Coronavirus Spread Denied By U.S. District Court

April 7, 2020 1:37 pm

An attempt by California prisoners to secure early release due to the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus failed during the weekend as a special three judge U.S. District Court panel denied their request. The prisoners were hoping for an affirmation...