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OPINION: CA Republicans Need to Step Up and Back John Moorlach

February 17, 2021 3:24 pmFebruary 18, 2021 5:50 am

The approaching recall election of Gov. Gavin Newsom includes two votes on election day: on the recall, and on this replacement should the recall proceed. There is no primary. But there is an election before the recall in which the...

BREAKING: CA Senate Republicans Locked Out of Capitol in Politicized COVID Wars

August 27, 2020 6:09 pmAugust 28, 2020 1:03 pm

There have been several COVID-positive members of the California Legislature. Leading up to Thursday, COVID-positive members and those they were in contact with in the Capitol were asked to quarantine for 14 days. But legislative business went on with some...

BREAKING: 10 GOP Senators Barred From State Capitol Building, Forced To Vote Remotely

August 27, 2020 5:16 pmAugust 27, 2020 6:12 pm

On Thursday 10 of the 11 Republican Senators were denied entry to the Capitol Building amid concerns of spreading COVID-19 to others in the building. 10 Republican Senators barred from the Capitol Building The extreme measure came a day after...

Senate Cancels Floor Session After 2 New COVID-19 Cases Found In Capitol

August 26, 2020 8:13 pmAugust 26, 2020 9:12 pm

On Wednesday, less than 2 months after the State Capitol Building and surrounding office buildings shut down to to a mini-outbreak, 2 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Capitol Building were announced, cancelling today’s floor session and threatening to...

Four Gas Power Plants May See Operation Extensions Due To Blackouts, Grid Issues

August 24, 2020 3:04 pm

This week, environmental organizations, officials from numerous cities, and energy company officials are mounting eleventh hour fights before the State Water Resources Control Board meets next week to decide if several natural gas plants in Southern California will get an...

PG&E Public Utility ‘Backstop’ Bill Passes Senate, Awaits Newsom’s Signature

June 30, 2020 2:20 pmJune 30, 2020 3:19 pm

On Monday, the Senate passed a bill that would turn PG&E into a non-profit, public utility should the company fail to emerge from bankruptcy. A possible state takeover of PG&E Senate Bill 350, authored by Senator Jerry Hill (D-San Mateo),...

San Clemente Toll Road Limitation Bill Passes Senate, Moves On To Assembly

June 29, 2020 8:02 pm

A bill that would remove the city of San Clemente from the State Route 241 extension path faces challenging Assembly committee votes following a somewhat divisive Senate vote on Friday. Senate Bill 1373, authored by Senator Patricia Bates (R-Laguna Niguel),...