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Firearm Bill Modeled After Texas Heartbeat Abortion Bill Passes Sen. Judiciary Committee

April 6, 2022 5:44 pmApril 7, 2022 9:11 pm

A bill that would allow California residents to file civil lawsuits against firearm manufacturers, distributors, importers, and sellers of illegal firearms passed the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. Senate Bill 1327, authored by Senator Robert Hertzberg (D-Van Nuys), specifically notes...

Former San Diego Council Members Advance to Run-Off in Assembly Special Election

April 6, 2022 1:29 pmApril 6, 2022 1:38 pm

The special election to fill in the Assembly seat for the 80th district covering part of San Diego and surrounding suburbs failed to reach a plurality for a single candidate on Tuesday, forcing a run-off election later this year between...

Black Lives Matters Purchased $6 Million House in SoCal With Non-Profit Donations

April 5, 2022 2:31 amApril 13, 2022 11:39 pm

According to a new report on Monday, Black Lives Matters purchased a $6 million Southern California house from donations last year, adding to the three other houses in the LA area group leaders have bought since last year. Press play...

San Diego School District Drops Indoor Mask Mandate

April 4, 2022 12:12 pm

The San Diego Unified School District is one of the last major school districts to drop their mandatory masking policy on Monday, following the return from spring break, coming nearly a month after Governor Gavin Newsom announced an end to...

CalRecycle Announces $330 Million Proposal to Increase Recycling, Double Current Consumer Refunds

April 1, 2022 3:32 pmApril 1, 2022 4:38 pm

In a press release on Friday, the California Department of Resources, Recycling, and Recovery (CalRecycle) announced that they would be bringing a new $330 million proposal to the California legislature to greatly increase mobile recycling and reverse vending machine programs...

Bill To Impose Civil Penalties on Hotel Owners Over Human Trafficking Passed in Senate

April 1, 2022 12:22 pmApril 1, 2022 12:23 pm

A bill to allow civil penalties to be issued against hotels if owners know of human trafficking occurrences and don’t report them was passed in the Assembly on Thursday, and will move to the Senate. Assembly Bill 1788, authored by...

Lt. Gov Kounalakis Signs Eviction Moratorium Extension Bill into Law

April 1, 2022 2:17 amApril 1, 2022 2:37 pm

First passed in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic in the spring of 2020, statewide eviction moratoriums have been extended numerous times in 2020, in 2021, and, due to the rise of different variants, through 2002 until March 31st...