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Bill to Increase Spanish-Speaking California Teachers Passes in Assembly

June 6, 2025 2:45 amJune 6, 2025 2:46 am

A bill to increase the number of Spanish-speaking teachers in the California public school system by expanding the teacher exchange program with Mexico passed the Assembly this week, with the legislation being sent to be heard in the Senate. Assembly...

Leno’s Law Bill That Removes Smog Check Requirements For Classic Cars Passes Senate

June 5, 2025 5:16 pmJune 5, 2025 5:16 pm

A bill that would remove all smog check requirements for cars that are 35 years or older was passed by the Senate this week following several amendments being tacked onto the bill. Senate Bill 712, authored by Senator Shannon Grove...

New Federal Data Reveals California Has Lost Over 36,000 Fast Food Jobs Since $20 Minimum Wage Law

June 5, 2025 1:51 pmJune 7, 2025 7:31 am

New data from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics was released Thursday, revealing a staggering 36,565 fast food jobs have been lost since September 2023 when the $20 per hour minimum wage law, AB 1228, was signed into law. According...

Greenberg: Three Years Since Chesa Boudin’s Ouster

June 5, 2025 2:55 amJune 5, 2025 2:56 am

In June 2022, San Francisco voters delivered a resounding rebuke to Chesa Boudin’s tenure as District Attorney, recalling him with 60% favoring removal. Boudin’s extremist anti-cop, decarceration ideology—epitomized by his day-one proclamation to not prosecute “quality of life” crimes like...

San Diego City Council Passes Major Parking Increases In 5-2 Vote

June 4, 2025 4:48 pmJune 4, 2025 4:53 pm

The San Diego City Council passed sweeping city parking changes this week, with street parking costs expected to go up as a result. According to the new rules okayed by the City Council, the city will institute dynamic pricing, which...

Senate Kills Bill that Would Have Repealed 65¢ Gas Tax Increase, Low-Carbon Fuel Regs

June 4, 2025 1:00 pmJune 4, 2025 1:30 pm

A Senate bill that would have repealed the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) gas tax increase of 65 cents a gallon and end the new LCFS Low-Carbon Fuel regulations that were adopted last year, was killed in the Senate on Wednesday...

$700K High-Speed Rail Study Bill Passes Senate

June 4, 2025 2:47 amJune 4, 2025 2:48 am

A bill that would commission a study on potential commercial and residential economic development opportunities along the California High Speed Rail (CHSR) corridor between Los Angeles and San Francisco was passed by the Senate on Monday despite significant opposition against...