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State Water Board Held Hearing Concerning Placing Kern Subbasin Under Probation, Part I

February 25, 2025 9:31 amFebruary 25, 2025 9:31 am

The State Water Resources Control Board, State Board, held a hearing concerning placing the Kern Subbasin under probation for not having an adequate Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA). The hearing was held Thursday, February...

Bakersfield-Area Assembly District, SoCal Senate District Up For Special Elections Tuesday

February 25, 2025 6:21 amFebruary 25, 2025 9:23 am

Two California special elections will be held on Tuesday to fill vacancies caused by elections in November, with an Assembly District and Senate District at stake. Both seats are majority Republican, meaning that the elections are likely to bring in...

California FAIR Plan Payouts So Far in Palisades and Eaton Fires

February 25, 2025 2:55 amFebruary 26, 2025 6:32 am

Earlier in February, the California FAIR Plan, the last resort fire insurance through the State of California, only had $377 million in the kitty available to payout claims, the Globe was told. After our visit to Pacific Palisades February 6th,...

Latest Federal DOGE Cuts Planning to Sell the Nancy Pelosi Federal Building in San Francisco

February 24, 2025 5:19 pmFebruary 24, 2025 5:19 pm

According to the Department of Government Efficiency, they plan to get rid of two federal buildings in San Francisco: the Nancy Pelosi Federal Building and another located at 50 United Nations Plaza. While the 50 United Nations Plaza Building has...

New Bill Introduced to Create Content Standards For Ethnic Studies Classes

February 24, 2025 1:17 pmFebruary 24, 2025 1:30 pm

Over the weekend, a new bill that would create content standards for high school ethnic studies courses and have the state review curriculum and materials for ethnic studies courses was introduced in the Assembly. Assembly Bill 1468, authored by Assemblyman...

A Critical Lifeline for Rural California Just Got More Expensive

February 24, 2025 6:42 amFebruary 24, 2025 6:43 am

Americans and the small businesses they support have long relied on the United States Postal Service for affordable mail and package delivery. However, recent price hikes now threaten to make package delivery less affordable, impacting businesses and their customers nationwide....

Greenberg: They Didn’t Get a Protest

February 23, 2025 2:45 amFebruary 23, 2025 2:46 am

Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama both terminated hundreds of thousands of federal workers during each tenure, with barely a peep, if at all. They didn’t trigger mass protest for their actions. Obama even deported over three million during his...