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Newsom Has Been ‘Trump-Proofing’ California Rather than ‘Wildfire-Proofing’

January 8, 2025 7:18 pmJanuary 8, 2025 7:18 pm

More than 100 wildfires are tearing through Southern California burning down entire neighborhoods. Homeowners are reporting that insurance companies recently cancelled their fire insurance. Firefighters report that fire hydrants are dry or have little water pressure. The Globe called this...

Biden Approves More Disaster Relief, Disaster Declarations For Fires in Southern California

January 8, 2025 4:49 pmJanuary 8, 2025 4:49 pm

President Joe Biden quickly approved a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration for the Palisades, Eaton, and Hurst fires currently raging across nearly 30,000 acres in Southern California on Wednesday, shortly after Governor Gavin Newsom requested it. In only the past few...

Why Are Californians Paying More at the Pump When We Have Energy Right Here?

January 8, 2025 10:51 amJanuary 8, 2025 10:51 am

Each time Californians fill their gas tanks, they confront a painful question: Why are we paying so much more at the pump when our state is rich in oil reserves? The truth is, this isn’t an accident—it’s a deliberate result...

California’s Perfect Storm: Historical Devastating Fires and the State’s Insurance Crisis

January 8, 2025 8:24 amJanuary 9, 2025 12:10 pm

As wildfires tear through Southern California burning down entire neighborhoods, homeowners are reporting that insurance companies recently cancelled their fire insurance. California’s perfect storm is a mishmash of destructive water policy, environmental policy, and a political insurance crisis. The Southern...

California Courts and Special or Extraordinary Sessions

January 8, 2025 2:30 amJanuary 8, 2025 2:31 am

The Governor of California has the authority to call a special or extraordinary session of the Legislature pursuant to the state Constitution. Article IV, Section 3(b) provides: “On extraordinary occasions the Governor by proclamation may cause the Legislature to assemble...

Gov. Newsom Celebrates High Speed Rail Kern County Track Laying

January 7, 2025 1:52 pmJanuary 7, 2025 1:57 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom, California High Speed Rail Authority CEO Ian Choudri, Kern County Supervisor Leticia Perez, and other local dignitaries and Rail officials attended a track laying ceremony in the Kern County town of Shafter on Monday. The first high-speed...

Zuckerberg to Replace Facebook ‘Fact Checkers’ With Community Notes

January 7, 2025 7:19 amJanuary 7, 2025 7:20 am

Mark Zuckerberg announced Tuesday morning that his company Meta/Facebook will end its fact-checking program, and will instead adopt Elon Musk’s X/Twitter “Community Notes” system. Meta is the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, Threads and WhatsApp. Zuckerberg admits “fact checkers” on...