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President Trump Criticizes California Officials Response To Wildfires

August 21, 2020 2:27 amAugust 20, 2020 9:13 pm

On Thursday, President Donald Trump criticized California officials over the high number of destructive forest fires across the state, while also threatening to withhold federal assistance against the fires. President Trump targets California officials in speech During a speech in...

California, CalFire Update Wildfire Emergency Plans To Meet COVID-19 Safety Standards

July 9, 2020 3:54 pm

On Thursday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced how wildfires and wildfire evacuation would be altered to meet COVID-19 guidelines while also making sure that the quality of wildfire fighting and rescue remain unabridged. New standards for evacuees and emergency workers New...

Homeowner Insurance Rate Hike Bill Passes Assembly

June 12, 2020 2:15 amJune 11, 2020 3:58 pm

On Monday, the state Assembly passed Assembly Bill 2167 , which would allow for a faster rate of increased insurance premiums, by a largely bipartisan margin 61 to 3. A bill born out of wildfires AB 2167, written by Assemblymen...

Assembly Approves Bill Giving Special Needs Input, More Arrangement Time For Emergency Planning

June 10, 2020 9:05 pm

On Monday, a bill that would give the Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) more time to complete after-action reports and get greater special needs community input for emergency recovery plans in reports was passed by the Assembly. Assembly Bill...

California’s State Budget Reserves Not Enough to Fill Budget Gaps Even in Moderate Downturns

April 20, 2020 11:15 amApril 20, 2020 11:15 am

With California in lockdown since mid-March, most businesses have ground to a halt, which also ground sales tax revenue to a halt. The Public Policy Institute of California just published an article showing that California’s budget reserves aren’t adequate for...

PG&E To Pay Camp Fire Victims $13.5 Billion and Plead Guilty to 84 Counts of Involuntary Manslaughter

March 24, 2020 6:31 amMarch 25, 2020 11:32 am

On Monday, Pacific Gas and Electric plead guilty to 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter and one count of unlawfully starting the 2018 Camp Fire. One count for each victim PG&E also agreed to pay victims of the 2018 Camp Fire,...

Two Senate Bills Target Chemicals Found in Firefighting Foam

February 20, 2020 3:48 pm

Two bills that call for the partial banning and water testing of chemicals called perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) were introduced to the Senate on Tuesday. Two bills against PFAS Senate Bill 1044, authored by Senator Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica)...