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A Bio-Meth Lab in Reedley

July 30, 2023 2:33 pmJuly 31, 2023 5:24 pm

It was a bio-meth lab. That is probably the best way to describe what Reedly code enforcement officers found, the Globe reported in “Mysterious Chinese COVID Lab Uncovered in City of Reedley CA.” Hacked utilities, dead mice, chemicals strewn about,...

Documents on Mysterious Chinese COVID Lab Uncovered in Reedley CA

July 30, 2023 1:21 pmJuly 30, 2023 2:37 pm

The Globe reported Friday on a COVID lab run by a shady Chinese company operating in Reedley, CA in the central San Joaquin Valley. The lab, which was supposed to be an empty building, was discovered by Reedley city code...

Hasan Ikhrata Out at SANDAG

July 30, 2023 7:30 amJuly 30, 2023 7:33 am

After nearly five years with the agency, Hasan Ikhrata will be leaving his CEO spot at the San Diego Association of Governments. Ikhrata, a longtime fixture of southern California transportation and planning sub-culture, announced he is resigning effective December 29...

California Healthcare is Flatlining

July 29, 2023 7:20 amJuly 29, 2023 7:44 am

Sitting in the waiting room for your name or number to be called, then sitting in the smaller room waiting for the doctor, and after 45+ minutes the doctor comes in and talks to you for 5 minutes and leaves....

Statewide Rent Control Expansion Proposition Gets Enough Verified Signatures for 2024 Ballot

July 28, 2023 6:22 pmJuly 28, 2023 6:22 pm

California Secretary of State Shirley Weber announced on Thursday that enough signatures have been verified to place a statewide rent control expansion bill on the November 2024 ballot. Currently, only California and Oregon have statewide rent control laws on the...

Evicting the Squatter: Rep. Kiley Introduces Bill to Limit Su’s Job Tenure

July 28, 2023 1:34 pmJuly 28, 2023 1:51 pm

Republican member of Congress Kevin Kiley (R-Rocklin) today introduced a bill that would cut through the current questions swirling around acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su’s tenure in the job. Essentially, the bill states that Federal Vacancies Act would definitely...

Gov. Newsom’s ‘Racial Equity Commission’ is ‘is Marxist in Origin and Un-American in Practice’

July 27, 2023 5:38 pmJuly 27, 2023 5:39 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom announced his appointments Thursday to the state’s first Racial Equity Commission, established by an executive order signed by Gov. Newsom last year. What is the Racial Equity Commission? In 2021, then-Senator Richard Pan (D-Sacramento) authored SB 17...