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Police Officer-Involved Sexual Assault Records to be Easier to Obtain Under Assembly Bill

January 8, 2020 2:21 pm

A bill that would make records of sexual assaults involving policemen made public and readily available to the media has returned to the California this session. AB 1599 was reintroduced to the Assembly this week by author Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham...

High-Density Housing Bill SB 50 Returns to the California Legislature Amid Protests

January 8, 2020 2:30 amJanuary 7, 2020 8:35 pm

SB 50, the bill that would alter local zoning laws to allow for more higher density residential buildings and allow the building of multiple-family buildings in areas currently zoned for single families, has returned to the Senate for the third...

California Legislature May See a ‘Right to Shelter’ Homeless Bill Soon

January 7, 2020 8:29 pm

‘Right to shelter’ laws, which would make cities unable to turn away anyone seeking shelter for the night, are likely making a return in the halls of the state Capitol Building. Failure of past proposals In previous years, any talk...

Michael Bloomberg Calls California a ‘Model’ for the Rest of the Country

January 7, 2020 2:32 pmFebruary 11, 2020 11:52 am

At a press conference in Los Angeles on Monday, former New York City Mayor and Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg announced that California would serve as a model for running the country should he become president. “I think that California...

Class-Action Lawsuit Filed in California Against Multi-Billion Dollar TikTok

January 7, 2020 7:08 amJanuary 6, 2020 8:17 pm

The Pentagon has reversed its policy on TikTok. The popular Chinese owned social media app is now considered a security threat. The Army was using the app as an effective tool to reach young Americans as a recruiting tool. Lt....

State of California Joins Decade Long Battle Over San Mateo County Beach

January 6, 2020 5:17 pmJanuary 7, 2020 12:48 pm

For over a decade Sun Microsystems founder Vinod Khosla has been involved in a dispute over a road to a beach that has made international headlines. The fight over Martins Beach At the center of the conflict is Martins Beach,...

$4.2 Billion Climate Bond Bill Receives a Renewed Push After Stalling Last Year

January 6, 2020 1:23 pmJanuary 6, 2020 1:23 pm

A renewed effort to pass a bill to put a $4.2 billion bond on the November ballot to help combat various climate and environmental dangers in California is currently underway by several Senators and Assemblymembers in Sacramento. A $4.2 billion...