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San Diego County Board of Supervisors to Halt Nearly All Evictions Under New Ordinance

May 5, 2021 11:05 am

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors passed an ordinance that strengthens eviction protections countywide on Tuesday, creating one of the strictest eviction bans in the state. Passed by a close 3-2 vote, the ordinance will halt all “just cause”...

Senate Unanimously Passes Child Labor Trafficking Bill

May 5, 2021 2:16 amMay 4, 2021 6:32 pm

A bill that would expand foster parent training to include info on giving care and supervision to children who have been victims of child labor trafficking was passed unanimously Tuesday in the Senate. Senate Bill 584, authored by Senator Brian...

Senator Padilla Announces Proposal to Federally Protect Over 1 Million More Acres in California

May 4, 2021 2:51 pm

Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) announced on Monday that he will propose an expansion of over 1,000,000 acres of federally protected land in California. The Senator’s proposal, known as the PUBLIC Lands Act, would combine 3 previously passed House bills by...

UC Berkeley 2021 Conference on ‘Male Supremacism and Right-Wing Studies’

May 4, 2021 1:27 pm

It’s not often that the general public gets a peek inside modern-day academia. The Globe got that peek this week thanks to a friend who forwarded an email from the University of California, Berkeley Center for Right-Wing Studies, which is...

Los Angeles Lawmakers Propose $20 Billion, Multi-Year Homeless Crisis Plan

May 4, 2021 2:45 amMay 3, 2021 9:31 pm

Several Los Angeles lawmakers joined the growing movement to enact a $20 billion plan to give California cities funds to combat against the homeless crisis on Monday. Speaking at the Skid Row Housing Trust, Assemblyman Miguel Santiago (D-Los Angeles), Councilman...

Department of Interior Approves Massive $550 million Riverside County Solar Power Project

May 3, 2021 2:47 pm

The Department of the Interior announced on Monday that a massive solar project was approved for the Southern California desert. According to the Interior Department, the Bureau of Land Management gave final approval for the Crimson Solar Project, a $550...

Illegal Marijuana Cultivation Creating Enormous Problems for California’s Rural Communities

May 3, 2021 12:10 pmMay 3, 2021 12:11 pm

The recent discovery of a 40-acre illegal grow in Death Valley is part of a burgeoning problem in California. That was only one of the hundreds of illegal operations found throughout Death Valley in the past decade. It’s a problem...