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California’s Electric Grid Is Near Collapse

August 19, 2020 1:13 pmAugust 20, 2020 2:26 pm

California is rich in natural resources which once powered the state: natural gas deposits in the Monterey Shale formation; geothermal energy, abundant rivers and waterways such as the San Joaquin River Delta and hydroelectric dams; the Pacific coastline; 85 million...

California Employment Training Panel

August 19, 2020 7:16 amAugust 19, 2020 2:06 pm

California’s Employment Training Panel (ETP), which was created in 1982, provides important funding to employers in this state in order “to assist in upgrading the skills of their workers through training that leads to good paying, long-term jobs.” Government Code...

With COVID Goalposts Moved Daily, Who In California Is In Charge?

August 19, 2020 6:21 amAugust 19, 2020 4:12 pm

It has become evident that California Governor Gavin Newsom never had an actual exit strategy for his statewide Coronavirus response. All of California’s schools are still closed due to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s COVID-19 lockdown order – all K-12 schools, community...

When Approving a $7 Billion Bond Proposal, Did the LAUSD Board Violate the Brown Act?

August 19, 2020 2:30 amAugust 19, 2020 2:05 pm

As reported in the Beverly Press and elsewhere, the “the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education voted unanimously to place a $7 billion school construction bond issue on the November ballot which would allow the LAUSD to continue its multi-year effort...

Gov. Newsom Declares State of Emergency Due To Heat, Wildfires

August 18, 2020 8:24 pmAugust 20, 2020 7:13 am

On Tuesday, Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency due to high temperatures and over two dozen separate wildfires currently burning across the state. Newsom’s declaration, which will give California out-of-state funding to help combat wildfires and to assist...

Latest DACA Changes To Be Challenged By California, AG Becerra In Court

August 18, 2020 5:38 pm

On Tuesday, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced that California will be filing suit against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the United States over the latest changes to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. New changes...

Gov. Newsom Signs Mandatory CSU Ethnic Studies Class Requirement Bill Into Law

August 18, 2020 3:14 pm

On Monday, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a bill that requires all California State University students to take an ethnic studies course in order to receive an undergraduate degree. AB 1460 signed into law Assembly Bill 1460, authored by...