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CA Democrats Pass Bill Altering the Current California Recall Election, Again

June 29, 2021 9:45 pmJune 29, 2021 9:45 pm

The California Legislature just passed SB 152 which authorizes the California Secretary of State to certify the recall petition signatures for a recall election without waiting for the Joint Legislative Budget Committee to review for 30 days the Department of...

Senate Dems Kill Bill to Hold Fentanyl Drug Dealers Accountable with ‘Implied Malice’

March 23, 2021 7:02 pmMarch 23, 2021 7:02 pm

Democrat members of the California Senate Public Safety Committee killed a bill Tuesday by Senator Melissa Melendez (R -Lake Elsinore), which would have held Fentanyl drug dealers accountable for “implied malice” if someone they sold the drug to died from...

EDD Computers GO Down Again, Following Numerous Breakdowns and Fraud Claims

March 22, 2021 3:41 pmMarch 22, 2021 3:59 pm

Assemblyman Jim Patterson said Monday in a press conference his office was notified by EDD employee insiders that the EDD computer systems are currently down and have been for some time. Patterson said they have contacted the EDD for details...

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...

Responses to Gov. Newsom’s Executive Order Banning Gas-Powered Cars

September 24, 2020 7:57 amSeptember 24, 2020 8:03 am

“If you like your car, you can keep your car” may become the big government fib of 2020. While you may be able to keep your existing gas-powered car in California, any new car purchased after 2035 will have to...

Gov. Newsom Signs Bill to Protect Sex Offenders Who Have Homosexual Sex with Minors

September 12, 2020 1:57 pmSeptember 13, 2020 4:23 am

California’s Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom just signed Senate Bill 145, which lowers the penalties for adults who have sex with same-sex minors. As Senator Melissa Melendez Tweeted, “Well what a shock. Newsom signed SB145, the bill that allows a 24...

After Banning Senate Republicans From State Capitol, CA Senate Pres. Fast Tracking Gutted Bills, Limiting Debate

August 31, 2020 10:08 pmAugust 31, 2020 10:53 pm

Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins has decided there will be no more committee review for bills, meaning that all bills will go directly to Senate floor, the California Globe has learned from sources at the California State Capitol. Under...