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The Approach Gov. Newsom is Implementing to Achieve ‘Single Payer’

May 7, 2019 7:55 amMay 7, 2019 6:17 pm

Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced a plan to cover the health care of young undocumented immigrants – children and young adults – and it would divert public health funding from 45 counties tasked with serving poor populations. This is a...

CA Senate Passes Bill to Force Presidential Candidates to Release Tax Returns to be on State Ballot

May 6, 2019 11:56 amJuly 12, 2019 7:04 am

Democrat lawmakers are trying again to pass a law to require all candidates for President to provide their income tax returns to the California Secretary of State as a precondition for appearing on a California primary election ballot, with Senate...

Project Packs a Sweetheart Deal for No-Bid Willie Brown Crony

May 6, 2019 6:01 amMay 6, 2019 9:56 am

Online colleges are surging nationwide, and on his way out the door, recurring governor Jerry Brown noticed that California was trailing the pack. Gov. Brown pushed for the creation of a public online college to serve working adults. Legislators approved...

Executive Branch Provisions Found in Statutes

May 6, 2019 3:03 amMay 5, 2019 4:58 pm

Here are some interesting provisions about the executive branch found in state statutes (along with the relevant section): General provisions are found in Article 1 of the Government Code in Sections 12001 – 12002. The Governor may appoint and set...

California Gas Prices Causing Spike in National Average

May 5, 2019 2:05 amMay 6, 2019 11:57 am

California’s high gas prices are behind the spike in the national average cost of a gallon of gas. California’s average price of $4.096 is up 44 cents from a month ago and 46 cents from a year ago, according to...

No Change in California’s K-12 Performance Despite 60% Spending Increase Since 2011

May 4, 2019 7:20 amMay 7, 2019 12:12 pm

The 60 percent increase in Kindergarten through 12th grade spending in California’s schools, just since 2011 hasn’t made a difference in student performance. And it’s apparent the money isn’t making it into the classroom. The three large school district’s teachers...

Sacramento History: Lynette ‘Squeaky’ Fromme Still Loves Charles Manson

May 4, 2019 6:05 amMay 6, 2019 9:02 am

Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme, 70, recently went on record that she was still in love with her idol Charles Manson. “Was I in love with Charlie?” she told ABC News “Yeah, oh yeah, oh, I still am, still am. I don’t...