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Bill Banning Sale of New Small Gas-Powered Engine Machines Introduced in Assembly

March 31, 2021 2:24 amJune 18, 2021 4:08 pm

A new bill that would phase out the sale of new gas-powered small off-road engines (SORE) by 2024 was introduced in the Assembly Monday. Assembly Bill 1346, authored by Assemblyman Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park) and Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego),...

Solving California’s Urban Water Scarcity

March 31, 2021 2:15 amMarch 30, 2021 4:09 pm

A study by the Public Policy Institute of California in 2019 found that per capita urban water use in the state has dropped consistently over the years, from 231 gallons per day in 1990 to 180 gallons per day in 2010, then...

Parents Called ‘White Supremacists’ by Sacramento Teacher For Demanding Schools Reopen

March 30, 2021 10:31 amApril 1, 2021 6:50 am

Parents calling for in-person learning and supportive of the online group Reopen California Schools got an earful over the weekend. A teacher who lives in West Sacramento but teaches at Kennedy High School in the Sacramento City Unified District went...

Social Media Companies Would Be Forced To Disclose Ban, Flagging Policies in New Assembly Bill

March 29, 2021 3:03 pm

On Monday, a bill to require social media platforms to publicly disclose corporate policies on what exactly gets people temporarily banned or permanently banned from those sites was introduced in the Assembly. Assembly Bill 587, authored by Assemblyman Jesse Gabriel...

The 2021 Job Killer List is Out and it’s Bad

March 29, 2021 6:58 amMarch 30, 2021 7:14 am

The California Chamber of Commerce recently published its annual Job Killer list of bad legislation, many of which have been highlighted by the Globe. Bills make the list if they would place California employers and the state’s economy in harm’s...

U.S. District Court Judge Carter Faces Historic Decision on Homeless

March 26, 2021 4:09 pmMarch 26, 2021 4:48 pm

By Soledad Ursua and Edward Ring In March 2020 a coalition of downtown businesses and homeowners filed a lawsuit against the City and County of Los Angeles, arguing that conditions on the streets of Los Angeles are inhumane, and tax...

Millionaire’s Tax Bill Would Create Additional Tax on CA Millionaires

March 26, 2021 7:29 amMarch 26, 2021 7:39 am

On March 24, Assembly Members Miguel Santiago, Lorena Gonzalez, Ash Kalra, Alex Lee, Wendy Carrillo, Reggie Jones-Sawyer, and Buffy Wicks amended Assembly Bill 1253 to create an additional tax on millionaires. The bill would add Section 17044 to the Revenue...