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Bill To Require State Parks Meet Local Open Fire Laws Moved to Senate Committee

February 25, 2022 2:18 amFebruary 24, 2022 9:18 pm

A bipartisan bill to require state parks under the Department of Parks and Recreation to meet local fire laws was moved to the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee on Wednesday, only 9 days after being introduced. Senate Bill 1012,...

The Russian-Ukrainian War Effect on Eastern European Immigrants to California

February 24, 2022 4:40 pm

On Thursday, Russia invaded Ukraine after building up troops and making inroads into a few breakaway republics after a few months, following 14 years of worry that Ukraine may join NATO. While the war there is early and the situation...

Bowing to China, Shipping Carriers Refuse to Transport U.S. and California Goods

February 24, 2022 3:36 pmFebruary 25, 2022 7:24 pm

“Shipping carriers rejected U.S. agricultural export containers worth hundreds of millions of dollars during October and November, instead sending empty containers to China to be filled with more profitable Chinese exports,” a 2021 CNBC investigation found. American farmers, ranchers and...

New UC-Berkeley Poll Finds Majority of Californians Support COVID-19 Mask, Vaccine Mandates

February 24, 2022 12:25 pmFebruary 25, 2022 7:22 am

According to a new UC-Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies (IGS) poll, a majority of Californians were found to support COVID-19 mask and vaccine mandates in schools, but with support percentages dropping from polls at the beginning of the school year....

Los Angeles County to Mostly Lift Indoor Mask Mandate Beginning on February 25th

February 24, 2022 2:28 amFebruary 23, 2022 9:28 pm

The Los Angeles County Department of Health announced on Wednesday that venues and places of businesses that verify vaccination status would be allowed to have indoor masking on Friday, effectively ending the County-wide mandate for most places. The county’s order,...

Bill To Require COVID-19 Testing Plans for All K-12 Schools Reaches Senate Discussion

February 23, 2022 4:20 pm

A bill to require all K-12 schools in the state to come up with COVID-19 testing plans for all students and staff began discussion in the Senate on Tuesday. Senate Bill 1479, authored by Senator Richard Pan (D-Sacramento), would be...

‘Lithium Valley’ California Will Help Increase Domestic Mining But Not Green Energy

February 23, 2022 1:41 pmApril 3, 2022 4:18 pm

President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced his plans to increase domestic mining, saying U.S. tech industries are too dependent on China for cobalt, lithium and other critical rare earth minerals, the Washington Times reported. California Gov. Gavin Newsom joined President...