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CARB Clean Boat Emissions Override Bill Passes Senate Transportation Committee

June 16, 2024 2:45 amJune 16, 2024 2:46 am

Both Republicans and Democrats have given support for a bill to override a recent California Air Resources Board (CARB) mandate, bringing about two rarities in the Capitol: A bipartisan environmental bill, and a Democrat-supported bill that opposes CARB regulations. Assembly Bill...

Schiff Leads Garvey By Virtually the Same Numbers In Latest Senate Poll

June 15, 2024 9:00 amJune 15, 2024 9:01 am

The Public Policy Institute of California released a new statewide survey on Thursday, finding that Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA) continues to lead former baseball star Steve Garvey (R) in polls by virtually the same amount as previous polls, 62% to...

Less Than Half of Californians Approve of Gov. Newsom, and the Legislature, a New PPIC Poll Finds

June 15, 2024 3:55 amJune 17, 2024 7:04 am

Less than half approve of Gov. Gavin Newsom, the California legislature, and their own legislators, a new Public Policy Institute of California poll finds. “Gavin Newsom is by far the most unpopular Governor in America,” California Congressman Kevin Kiley noted...

The Greenberg Brief: San Francisco Mayoral Race – Thirteen Official Candidates Fight For Attention

June 15, 2024 2:47 amJune 15, 2024 2:48 am

Ellen Lee Zhou is a name many of you will not recognize, though she has indeed run for San Francisco mayor three times to date. I got to know her back in 2018 when I was a mayoral candidate as...

Gascon Facing Deposition Demand: Deputy DA Sued Him Over Political Retaliation

June 14, 2024 4:03 pmJune 14, 2024 4:03 pm

One of the many Los Angeles County deputy district attorneys who sued their boss George Gascon has gone back to court, this time to force Gascon to sit for a long-avoided deposition in the case. John Lewin, most well known...

Bill to Ban School Notification Of Pronoun Change to Parents Passed By Senate

June 14, 2024 1:09 pm

A bill that would prohibit school districts from allowing teachers to let parents know if their child is using a new pronoun at school passed the Senate on Thursday in a divisive 29-8 with 3 abstentions vote. Assembly Bill 1955,...

Reformer Rosen Says Gascon Has to Go: Santa Clara DA Endorses Hochman

June 14, 2024 2:55 amJune 14, 2024 2:56 am

When is a progressive district attorney actually regressive? It’s when the DA in question in question is Los Angeles County’s George Gascon, says Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen. This week, Rosen endorsed Nathan Hochman in his effort to...