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Bipartisan Theme Park Accelerated Reopening Bill Introduced in Assembly

February 5, 2021 2:46 pmFebruary 5, 2021 2:48 pm

On Thursday, a bill that would accelerate the reopening of theme parks in California was introduced in the Assembly. Assembly Bill 420, authored by Assemblywomen Sharon Quirk-Silva (D-Fullerton) and Suzette Martinez-Valladares (R-Santa Clarita) would specifically move up the tier theme...

Newsom Recall Moves Relentlessly Towards Qualifying

February 5, 2021 2:05 amFebruary 5, 2021 1:41 pm

With exactly one month left to gather signatures, the effort to force California Governor Newsom to fight for his political life in a special election appears on the verge of success. Back in June 2020, against the advice of every...

Newsom Recall Campaign Announces that 1.4 Million Signatures Have Been Collected

February 4, 2021 3:01 pmFebruary 7, 2021 9:23 am

On Thursday, the campaign to recall Governor Gavin Newsom eclipsed 1.4 million signatures, setting a new weekly record of more than 100,000 signatures gathered. Since being sworn in in 2019, Governor Newsom has faced several recall attempts. Until late 2020,...

Rep. Adam Schiff, Assemblyman Rob Bonta Become Top Frontrunners for CA Attorney General

February 3, 2021 6:35 pm

On Wednesday, reports came out that Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA) is heavily lobbying Governor Gavin Newsom to be appointed the state’s next Attorney General. In December, then-President-elect Joe Biden chose California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to become the next Department...

Gov. Newsom Announces 2 New Joint-FEMA Mass Vaccination Sites In California

February 3, 2021 2:30 pm

On Wednesday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that California would be joining up with FEMA to create 2 new large-scale mass vaccination sites. At a press conference outside the Oakland-Alameda Coliseum in Oakland, Governor Newsom said that the sites chosen were...

Congressional House Oversight Republicans Demand Investigation Into $11.4 Billion EDD Fraud Case

February 3, 2021 11:08 amMarch 25, 2021 11:08 am

On Thursday, Republican members of the House Oversight Committee demanded that they begin an investigation into California’s Employment Development Department $11.4 billion fraud case. Fraud cases began to show up in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic in March...

EDD Unemployment Fraud Leaving Californians Facing a Looming Tax Tsunami

February 2, 2021 6:41 pmMarch 22, 2021 3:14 pm

In November, California Globe reported that District Attorneys from across California joined together for a press briefing hosted by Sacramento County DA Anne Marie Schubert and El Dorado County DA Vern Pierson, to expose the massive unemployment benefits fraud in jails and prisons...