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Sen. Bernie Sanders and National Democratic Party Leaders Denounce California Recall

March 9, 2021 2:22 amMarch 9, 2021 6:39 am

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and Democratic leaders spoke out against the recall of California Governor Gavin Newsom following the recall campaign’s Sunday announcement of collecting nearly 2 million signatures. Since late last year, the RecallGavin2020 campaign has quickly gained in...

LA Teachers Union Votes To Not Return To In-Class Learning Until They Receive Vaccinations

March 8, 2021 6:01 pm

United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA), the teachers union of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), announced over the weekend that all teachers would not be returning to classrooms unless their demands were met, potentially costing the LAUSD millions in...

AB 5 Exemption Bill For Seasonal Live Theater Workers Given New Committee Assignment

March 8, 2021 2:52 pm

An Assembly bill that would fracture AB 5 worker classifications by adding an exemption for seasonal live theater workers was assigned to the Assembly Labor and Employment Committee over the weekend. Assembly Bill 1227, authored by Marc Levine (D –...

‘We’re Coming to a Point of Reckoning’ With CA Utility Bills Skyrocketing

March 8, 2021 11:33 amMarch 9, 2021 6:39 am

Last week the Globe met with energy expert Jesus Arredondo and discussed the recent California Public Utilities Commission meeting that centered around themes and concepts raised in the CPUC White Paper, Utility Costs and Affordability of the Grid of the Future...

RecallGavin2020 Campaign Celebrates 1,950,000 Signatures With Rally

March 8, 2021 2:18 amMarch 10, 2021 8:29 am

The grassroots campaign to recall California Governor Gavin Newsom announced Sunday that they have successfully collected 1,950,000 million signatures, with 1.6 million of those signatures collected entirely by volunteers. “Every county in California without exception has participated in the process...

Will Moorlach Overcome Anti-Party Group on Tuesday?

March 7, 2021 6:32 amMarch 7, 2021 6:09 am

The California Republican Party, down but not out, in recent years realized only unity could lead to victory against the ruthless and repressive Democratic dominance. The resurgence began under state party Chairman Jim Brulte, and commendably has continued under current...

Objections to Desalination are Shopworn, Discredited Cliches

March 7, 2021 2:11 amMarch 6, 2021 9:30 pm

Anyone who still thinks that the Huntington Beach desalination plant poses a significant threat to the environment should ask themselves: Why would Governor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat who depends on donors that never saw an environmentalist overreach they didn’t like,...