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Bill To Increase Maximum Freight Capacity in Fuel Haulers Voted Down in Senate Committee

April 27, 2022 5:00 pm

A bill to increase the maximum allowable gross weight of fuel haulers from 80,000 pounds to 88,000 pounds to help alleviate congestion and port freighter backup was voted down in the Senate Transportation Committee on Wednesday in a 3-5 vote....

Catalytic Converter Theft Bill Advances in Assembly

April 27, 2022 12:54 pm

A bill aimed at greatly reducing the number of catalytic converter thefts in California was approved by the Assembly Transportation Committee on Tuesday, moving it to a crucial Assembly Public Safety Committee vote. Assembly Bill 2682, authored by Assemblyman Adam...

University of California Announces Free Tuition For All Californian Native American Students Beginning This Fall

April 27, 2022 2:25 amMay 3, 2022 4:04 am

The University of California released a letter by UC President Michael V. Drake on Tuesday, announcing that all Californian Native American residents will not have to pay tuition starting in the fall semester. Press play to hear a narrated version...

State Building Light Pollution Control Bill Gains Traction in Legislature

April 26, 2022 4:46 pmApril 26, 2022 3:47 pm

A bill to cut nighttime electricity use from state buildings in an attempt to reduce light pollution continued to gain traction this week following Committee vote wins earlier in April. Assembly Bill 2382, authored by Assemblyman Alex Lee (D-Palo Alto),...

California Gas Tax Relief Proposals Stall as Summer Blend Tax Hike Nears

April 26, 2022 12:56 pmApril 27, 2022 2:44 pm

The number of gas tax relief and rebate programs is likely to be culled even more this week as Governor Gavin Newsom’s plan to stop the planned inflation-adjusted gas tax increase has stalled, likely making it impossible for any action...

Calif. for Equal Rights Foundation: San Dieguito School Superintendent ‘Smearing Asian-American Students’

April 26, 2022 11:08 amApril 26, 2022 11:27 am

Californians for Equal Rights Foundation last week called for the San Dieguito Union High School District Board to abstain from dividing students and employees on the basis of race, following a highly contentious incident at the board’s most recent Diversity...

Coastal Commission Recommends Denial of Huntington Beach Desalinization Plant

April 26, 2022 2:30 amApril 25, 2022 8:31 pm

A California Coastal Commission staff report released on Monday urged the CCC panel to vote against approving the Poseidon Water desalination plant in Huntington Beach, potentially depriving Southern California of a major future source of freshwater. The Poseidon Water project,...