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Gov. Newsom Appoints Leaders of Cities Overrun With Homeless to New Homeless Commission

May 22, 2019 2:05 amMay 22, 2019 7:32 am

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s May Revise budget proposes an additional $650 million in spending on the state’s homeless, bring the grand total to $1 billion “to fight California’s homelessness crisis.” Newsom’s press release said, “The budget would increase emergency aid for...

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With Planned Power Outages This Summer, Is California Experimenting in ‘Green New Deal’

May 21, 2019 2:05 amMay 22, 2019 6:03 am

Following the devastating California wildfires of 2018, Pacific Gas and Electric recently announced it will cut power this summer to electricity customers on high-wind days to avoid future wildfires. While PG&E’s transmission lines ignited fires, others say many years with...

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Gun Owners of CA Joins First Major 2nd Amendment SCOTUS Case In Ten Years

May 17, 2019 2:05 amMay 17, 2019 6:37 am

As several new gun control bills passed out of the California Senate Appropriations Committee Thursday, I spoke with Sam Paredes, Executive Director of Gun Owners of California. “It was an ugly day,” Paredes said. However, Gun Owners of California may...

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Derailed: Trump Admin Pulls $1B in Funding for California High-Speed Rail Project

May 16, 2019 9:52 pmMay 17, 2019 6:25 am

The Trump Administration’s Federal Railroad Administration announced Thursday it will not be providing California the nearly $1 billion promised for the High Speed Rail project. California “repeatedly failed to comply with the terms” of its grant, “failed to make reasonable...

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Homeless Spending in CA: Where is the Money Going?

May 16, 2019 9:18 amMay 16, 2019 7:46 pm

California has roughly 134,000 homeless people, amounting to one-quarter of the nation’s total homeless population. In Will $1 Billion Spending on California’s Homeless Fix the Problem?, California Globe covered a myriad of issues surrounding California’s homeless explosion including how tiny...

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Pump the Brakes on the Bullet Train

May 15, 2019 3:46 pmMay 16, 2019 11:16 am

The California High-Speed Rail Authority recently released its annual report that proved the bullet train is not on track. The report paints the same picture as previous reports: They want more hard-earned taxpayer dollars for a project that has changed...

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Will $1 Billion Spending on California’s Homeless Fix the Problem?

May 14, 2019 4:47 pmMay 15, 2019 4:37 pm

California has roughly 134,000 homeless people, amounting to one-quarter of the nation’s total homeless population. The federal Housing and Urban Development agency published its 2018 report on homelessness which found more than 550,000 people are homeless in the United States....