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Los Angeles Lawmakers Propose $20 Billion, Multi-Year Homeless Crisis Plan

May 4, 2021 2:45 amMay 3, 2021 9:31 pm

Several Los Angeles lawmakers joined the growing movement to enact a $20 billion plan to give California cities funds to combat against the homeless crisis on Monday. Speaking at the Skid Row Housing Trust, Assemblyman Miguel Santiago (D-Los Angeles), Councilman...

Roughly 20% of Electric Vehicle Owners in California Replaced Cars with Gas Ones, New Study Shows

May 4, 2021 2:12 amMay 3, 2021 6:13 pm

With California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s mandated phase-out of gas-powered automobiles, we learn that one in five plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) owners switched back to owning gas-powered cars, because charging the batteries was a hassle, new research reports. Business Insider reported...

California Gas Prices Surging Above $4.00 Per Gallon. Again.

May 3, 2021 2:16 amMay 4, 2021 3:41 pm

After filling up my gas tank Sunday, I was stunned at the total – $92.79. That’s because gas prices in California are rapidly climbing again, as they did in 2019. Sunday’s gas was $4.19 for Regular Unleaded, $4.29 for Unleaded,...

Public Safety Deceit: CA Releasing Felons From Prison While Violent Crime Spikes in State

May 1, 2021 9:00 amMay 4, 2021 4:34 pm

UPDATED BELOW: While California Gov. Gavin Newsom will be letting another 76,000 prisoners out of state prisons – on his own authority through Executive Order – violent crime is spiking in California’s cities. The headlines today tell the story: AP:...

Part ll: Who Are the 2020 Citizens Redistricting Commission Members?

April 30, 2021 1:43 pmApril 30, 2021 1:44 pm

Earlier this week, the Globe sought information about the 2020 Citizens Redistricting Commission members, and ran into a brick wall. We found a non-partisan elections analysis blog that reported last July 2020 that “initial selections were made for the California Citizens...

State Lottery Bill To Maximize Public School Funds Passes Senate Unanimously

April 30, 2021 10:17 amApril 30, 2021 10:19 am

A bill that would have the state lottery give the maximum amount possible to California public schools was passed unanimously in the Senate on Thursday 36-0. Senate Bill 818, authored by Senator Bill Dodd (D-Napa), would require the Director of...

‘Corporate-Free Elections Act’ Gets Shelved by Assembly Elections Committee

April 30, 2021 2:15 amApril 30, 2021 6:28 am

A half-baked, complicated bill aiming to take all corporate money out of California political campaign contributions failed to pass out of the Assembly Elections Committee Thursday. But what was so interesting was that Assemblyman Marc Berman, Chairman of the Committee...