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Julie Su Slated for Senate Grilling Thursday

April 19, 2023 8:03 pmApril 19, 2023 8:08 pm

California’s former Department of California Labor and Workforce Development Agency chief Julie Su will face a Senate committee Thursday as part of her wobbly quest to become President Joe Biden’s new Secretary of Labor. Su has served as the federal...

Gov. Newsom, DWR Announce $5 Million In New Desalination Project Investments

April 19, 2023 5:20 pmApril 19, 2023 5:20 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Wednesday that the state would commit to more desalination programs to get more potable water in the future, allocating $5 million each to programs in Los Angeles, Fresno, and Mendocino counties. In the past several...

Sen. Wiener Bill Requires All Foster Parents to Affirm LGBTQ and Transitioning Youth

April 19, 2023 9:39 amApril 19, 2023 9:42 am

Despite a shortage of foster care families in California, a new bill by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), would ensure that unless all potential foster parents are willing to “affirm” LGBTQ gender and sexuality in foster youth, and any gender...

Why Sacramento Supervisor Sue Frost Voted Against ‘Trans Awareness’ Resolution

April 19, 2023 6:49 amApril 19, 2023 6:50 am

You are free to live however you want. You aren’t free to impose your choices on others. Last week I was the lone no vote on a Sacramento County Board Resolution recognizing “Transgender Visibility Week.” The resolution describes how the...

Globe Quiz on California Lobbying

April 19, 2023 6:39 amApril 19, 2023 7:56 am

This quiz is to test your knowledge about about California’s lobbying laws. Procurement lobbying of state agencies and departments is regulated under the Fair Political Practices Commission like other forms of lobbying. Quasi-legislative and quasi-judicial activities at state agencies and...

Congress: Don’t Allow Julie Su to Fail Upward

April 18, 2023 3:25 pmApril 18, 2023 3:31 pm

This Thursday, Congress will hold a hearing for President Biden’s nominee for U.S. Secretary of Labor, Julie Su. This controversial candidate has Washington in an uproar as her record serving as the top labor official in California was concerning, at...

Ninth Circuit Appeals Court Overturns Berkeley’s Ban on Gas Stoves

April 18, 2023 8:07 amApril 18, 2023 8:27 am

Berkeley was the first city in the United States to ban gas stoves, in 2019. This followed the 2018 passage of Senate Bill 100 by then-Senator Kevin de Leon (D-Los Angeles), which established the 100 Percent Clean Energy Act of 2017 increasing...