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Here’s Why California Gas Prices Are Highest in the Country

July 8, 2021 8:19 amMarch 23, 2022 11:48 am

The national gas price average increased 40% since the start of the year, according to the American Automobile Association (AAA). “Starting the year at $2.25 on January 1, average gas prices per gallon increased to $3.13 today.” Press play to hear a...

Bill to Create Drug ‘OverDose Prevention Program’ Injection Sites Delayed Until Next Session

July 7, 2021 2:28 amJuly 6, 2021 6:23 pm

A bill to create drug overdose prevention programs, including providing a “place to inject drugs while trained staff are available to help if they suffer accidental overdoses,” was pulled from the Assembly Health Committee on Tuesday, with the committee instead...

Hearing 7/9/21 On Gov. Newsom Lawsuit Against SOS to Get Party ID on Recall Ballot

July 6, 2021 5:07 pm

Orrin Heatlie, Mike Netter and the California Patriot Coalition – Recall Governor Gavin Newsom filed a Motion to Intervene in Newsom’s lawsuit filed last week against his appointed Secretary of State Shirley Weber. As the Globe reported last week, Governor...

Assemblyman Kevin Kiley Enters California Recall Election to Replace Gov. Newsom

July 6, 2021 3:37 pmJuly 8, 2021 7:11 am

California Republican Assemblyman Kevin Kiley Tuesday made it official: He’s running to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom as the Governor of California. The Globe had a chance to speak with Kiley, who indicated recently he was seriously considering entering the recall...

Sen. Eggman’s Legislation Removing Safeguards in California Assisted Suicide Law

July 6, 2021 12:33 pmJuly 6, 2021 12:33 pm

In 2015 when the California Legislature eventually passed AB2X-15, a controversial physician assisted suicide bill, many in opposition argued that passage of legalized physician-assisted suicide would provide perverse incentives for insurance carriers to choose the cheapest, quick fix option –...

U.S. Supreme Court Overrules 9th Circuit on Ballot Harvesting

July 6, 2021 7:48 am

California Has 1.8M More Registered Voters Than it Should, the Globe reported recently. California’s November 3, 2020 election was marred by significant voting and registration irregularities, the Election Integrity Project® California, Inc. reported to California’s Secretary of State Shirley Weber...

California EDD: Misinformation, Poor Communication, Miserable Claimant Services, Fraud Issues

July 5, 2021 7:20 amJuly 6, 2021 3:41 pm

California’s Employment Development Department new claim that it told state legislators and others of the “New Year’s Eve Massacre,” which saw unemployment benefits summarily cut off to 1.4 million people a week before it occurred, is being met angry derision...