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Reparations Task Force Meets To Discuss Compensation Calculation, Eligibility Requirements

December 15, 2022 2:30 amDecember 14, 2022 9:52 pm

The state Reparations Task Force met on Wednesday at Oakland City Hall to determine how financial compensation might be calculated and what would be required to prove eligibility. The Task Force was first put together in late 2020 following Gov....

Recount Support Increases For Close Oakland Mayoral Election

December 14, 2022 9:34 pm

The close Oakland Mayoral election, which resulted in City Councilwoman Sheng Thao defeating her closest opponent, City Councilman Loren Taylor, by less than 1,00 votes, faced increased calls for a recount on Wednesday, with many prominent groups back in the...

Lawsuit Filed to Halt Removal of Northern CA Klamath River Hydroelectric Dams

December 14, 2022 12:14 pm

Last week California Governor Gavin Newsom announced final approval of a plan to remove four dams on the Klamath River in Northern California, along with Oregon Governor Kate Brown, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, Congressman Jared Huffman and leaders...

Tech Industry Group Sues AG Rob Bonta & State Over New Child Online Privacy Law

December 14, 2022 12:11 pm

NetChoice, a large tech industry group, sued the state of California on Wednesday over a law passed earlier this year designed to protect the data and privacy of children online over free speech and ease of business concerns. Signed into...

What Is the Order of Items in a Bill Title?

December 14, 2022 6:51 amDecember 14, 2022 6:56 am

California’s Constitution, in Article IV, Section 9, requires each bill to have a title. The constitutional provision states: “A statute shall embrace but one subject, which shall be expressed in its title. If a statute embraces a subject not expressed...

Golden State Policy Council Names Retiring State Sen. Melissa Melendez as President

December 14, 2022 2:55 amDecember 13, 2022 9:30 pm

The new California Golden State Policy Council announced Tuesday that retiring State Senator Melissa Melendez will take the helm as President. Melendez just termed out of the California Legislature. The Golden State Policy Council’s mission is to advocate policy changes...

‘Your Ass and a Hole in the Ground’ – A Comparative Study

December 14, 2022 2:45 amDecember 13, 2022 8:54 pm

So “Your Ass and a Hole in the Ground” is from David Letterman’s “Top 10 Courses Taken by Basketball Players at UNLV” from decades ago about basketball players take. That nasty great aunt you haven’t talked to in years has finally...