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Downey Councilwoman Blamed for Violence for Removal of Pride Flag

June 24, 2024 4:39 pmJune 24, 2024 4:40 pm

Claudia Frometa, a Downey, California, city councilwoman, was elected as the incoming president of the National Association of Latino Elected Officials (NALEO) this month. However, Frometa was not allowed to enjoy her accomplishments and success. Instead, she found herself at...

An End to Volunteer Firefighting?

June 24, 2024 1:27 pmJune 24, 2024 1:27 pm

A proposed federal Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) rule would devastate volunteer emergency service organizations nationwide, say a group of Congress members. Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) chairs the House Committee on Education and the Workforce and joined two dozen...

SLO District Attorney Dan Dow Warns Crime Bills Amended to Automatically Repeal if ‘Fix Prop. 47’ Passes

June 24, 2024 11:07 amJune 24, 2024 11:32 am

The ballot initiative to reform the 2014 Proposition 47 not only qualified with 900,000 signatures for the November ballot, Democrats in the Legislature and Gov. Gavin Newsom are apparently compelled to oppose it, despite the important legal fixes to California’s...

Sign Up for the State’s VMT Pilot Program – Please!

June 24, 2024 9:00 amJune 24, 2024 9:01 am

Sometimes, you have to take one for the team. In this case, it involves signing up for the California Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) tax pilot program. Why should you join such an effort, why go through the form-filled rigmarole and...

California Democrats’ Latest – Sabotage the Initiative to Amend Prop. 47

June 24, 2024 3:00 amJune 24, 2024 3:01 am

Rampant retail theft throughout California cities has caused thousands of small business and store closures. Escalating fentanyl overdoses are killing young Californians at a stunning rate. In reaction to the destruction of California, 900,000 Californians signed the petition to qualify...

Is the Times Finally Turning on Gascon?

June 24, 2024 2:45 amJune 24, 2024 8:13 am

Restoration. Rehabilitation. Second chances. Equity. Those are at the heart of the progressive criminal justice movement and at the core of the Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon’s policies of law enforcement, or non-enforcement, as is more typical. And it seems...

Frequently Asked Questions about Influences on California Legislation

June 24, 2024 2:30 amJune 24, 2024 2:31 am

The following list is certainly not comprehensive, but it gives the reader an idea of some of the influences impacting decisions by lawmakers at the State Capitol, including: What is the role of political parties? One of the biggest influences,...