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Southern California to Las Vegas High-Speed Rail Line Postponed

November 2, 2020 2:46 pm

On Sunday, the proposed Victorville-Las Vegas high speed rail line was halted indefinitely after the project failed to sell $2.4 billion in bonds. Fortress Investment Group, who is backing the Brightline West project, had received $600 million in bond allocations...

NV, OR, WA Join California’s COVID-19 Vaccine Independent Review Group

October 28, 2020 5:46 pmOctober 28, 2020 5:46 pm

On Tuesday, the respective Governors of Nevada, Oregon, and Washington joined forces with California Gov. Gavin Newsom in independently reviewing any newly released and FDA approved COVID-19 vaccine before public distribution. Last month, Governor Gavin Newsom created the COVID-19 Scientific...

Peter Gleick’s National Water Plan for California

October 12, 2020 6:55 amOctober 12, 2020 11:11 am

California’s water policy is overwhelmingly a local matter. But if you read the mainstream media you might think that it was mostly a state or federal issue. For example, consider that two thirds of all spending on water projects in...

California Approves $600 Million in Bond Allocations for Southern California to Las Vegas High-Speed Train

April 15, 2020 5:26 pmApril 16, 2020 5:12 pm

On Tuesday, a California finance committee headed by California Treasurer Fiona Ma approved a $600 million private activity bond allocation for the Las Vegas to Southern California high speed Virgin Trains-Brightline railway. Over $4 billion in state and federal funding...

California 48th Worst State For Retirees; Which Are the Best?

January 7, 2020 7:22 am

With no coastal property in sight, Iowa scores better than average over all the ranking factors listed in a new study of the best and worst states for retirees. California was at the bottom of the list of 50 states,...

Driver Leasing Companies Surge in Popularity a Month Before AB 5 Becomes Law

December 3, 2019 2:05 amDecember 2, 2019 8:28 pm

Driver leasing companies in California and other states are seeing a surge of Californian business due to the impending implementation of AB 5. AB 5 and Loopholes AB 5, which was written by Assemblywoman and former San Diego AFL-CIO CEO...

Senate District 1 Results: Brian Dahle defeats Kevin Kiley In Urban vs. Rural District

June 5, 2019 7:11 amJune 13, 2019 6:37 am

“Today’s election did not go our way. Although some ballots remain to be counted, it’s not enough to overcome our current deficit of 53 percent to 47 percent. Congratulations to Senator-elect Brian Dahle. I wish him the best in his...