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Bill To Allow Some Businesses To Deduct PPP Loan Assistance Passes in Senate

April 20, 2021 2:37 amApril 19, 2021 5:59 pm

A bill that would give eligible businesses that received Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan assistance the power to deduct expenses on their taxes passed in the Senate on Monday over three months after it was first passed in the Assembly....

If California is Facing a Rare Mega-Drought, Why is the State Releasing Water from Reservoirs

April 19, 2021 7:29 amApril 21, 2021 6:19 am

Last week, when California Gov. Gavin Newsom was in Oroville, with a 60% empty Oroville Dam Reservoir as his backdrop, he said he is not ready to declare an official drought emergency. “Instead, he promised he can manage the situation...

California Globe Survey Results Are In On Gov. Recall and Vaccine Passports

April 19, 2021 6:19 amApril 19, 2021 7:30 am

Every week California Globe sends out our email newsletter featuring highlights from the week, and links to many of our articles. It’s one-stop shopping in case you may have missed anything. Last week we started a new feature – a...

‘Porch Pirate’ Penalty Bill Heavily Amended Thursday Following Committee Passage

April 16, 2021 3:26 pmApril 16, 2021 4:09 pm

A bill that would reclassify ‘porch pirate’ thefts in California as mail thefts and punishable by fines and up to a year in prison was heavily amended on Thursday, only days after passing unanimously in the Senate Public Safety Committee....

Water Rate Assistance Fund Bill To Face Tougher Senate Committees This Month

April 16, 2021 11:42 am

A Senate bill that would create a water rate assistance fund for low-income rate payers experiencing economic hardship is to go in front of another difficult Senate committee soon following passage of the bill in the Senate Energy, Utilities and...

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April 16, 2021 7:32 amApril 16, 2021 7:52 am

Every week California Globe sends out our email newsletter featuring highlights from the week, and links to many of our articles. It’s one-stop shopping in case you may have missed anything. This week we’ve started a new feature – a...

Capitol Lawmakers’ COVID Hypocrisy in Full View on Packed Southwest Flight

April 16, 2021 7:07 amApril 18, 2021 8:20 am

Since March of last year, lawmakers in the State Capitol have shunned allowing the public to participate in the legislative process. Early on in Gov. Newsom’s statewide lockdown, legislators completely recessed and did not conduct any state business. Eventually they...