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Fatal Hit And Run Penalty Increase Bill Approved By Assm. Public Safety Committee

April 9, 2021 2:40 amApril 8, 2021 8:47 pm

For the third time in three years, a bill that would broaden the definition of hit-and-run incidents and increase prison sentences for those causing fatalities passed the Assembly Public Safety Committee. Assembly Bill 582, authored by Assemblyman Jim Patterson (R–Fresno),...

New Budget Trailer Bill Requires the Rehiring of Displaced Workers

April 8, 2021 6:40 pmApril 8, 2021 7:07 pm

On April 8, the Assembly Budget Committee amended Assembly Bill 84 into a new bill to require the rehiring of certain displaced workers. This bill would, until December 31, 2024, require an employer to offer its laid-off employees specified information...

Gov. Newsom, Legislature Reach $536 Million Deal for Wildfire Prevention

April 8, 2021 5:45 pmApril 9, 2021 3:12 pm

Speaking from Shaver Lake in Fresno County and surrounded by California Conservation Corps members, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he had reached a deal with the state legislature to allocate $536 million for forest management and wildfire reduction projects on...

Sen. Wiener’s Dense Housing Bill Passes Senate Committee

April 8, 2021 3:42 pmApril 9, 2021 11:18 am

San Francisco Democrat Senator Scott Wiener has tried for several years to end single family zoning laws to allow for dense “Stack & Pack” housing to replace single family homes. In a press statement Thursday, Wiener said: SB 478, the...

Fraud Reduction Bill to Cross-Check EDD and Prisoner Records Passes Committee

April 8, 2021 2:17 pm

A bill to require the Employment Development Department (EDD) to check benefit applications against prisoner incarceration records to reduce unemployment benefit fraud was passed in the Assembly Consumer Privacy and Protection Committee on Thursday. Assembly Bill 110, authored by Assemblywoman Cottie...

La Mesa Councilwoman Akilah Weber leads 79th Assembly District special election with 52% of the Vote

April 8, 2021 2:17 amApril 7, 2021 9:18 pm

Democratic La Mesa City Councilwoman Dr. Akilah Weber garnered 52% of the vote in the 79th Assembly District special election Tuesday night, receiving above the 50% needed to avoid a runoff with a small but unknown number of ballots remaining...

California Releasing Water from Reservoirs, Claiming Drought Conditions

April 7, 2021 4:13 pmAugust 16, 2021 5:02 am

AccuWeather reports a snow survey in California revealed that the state only received about 50% of its average precipitation during the 2021 water year, tying it for its third-driest on record. As for water storage, AccuWeather says: Lake Shasta, California’s largest...