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BLM Plan to Open 800,000 Acres of Federal Land in California to Oil and Gas Leasing

October 6, 2019 10:36 amOctober 7, 2019 1:10 pm

The oil and gas industry in California currently provides 368,000 jobs and more than $24 billion in tax revenues to the state, making this industry vital to the entire California economy. The Trump administration Bureau of Land Management has finalized...

Bill to Limit ‘Predatory Lending’ Excludes Three Lenders Who Stand to Benefit From Legislation

October 5, 2019 4:55 pmOctober 7, 2019 1:36 pm

A bill to bar “predatory lenders,” like payday small loan companies, from imposing excessively high-interest rates on people who borrow $2,500 up to $10,000, is sitting on Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk awaiting his signature or his veto. “Assembly Bill 539...

Stockton’s Universal Income Program Has Unreported Flaws In How Money Is Being Spent

October 5, 2019 7:19 amOctober 5, 2019 4:57 pm

While are success stories over Stockton’s universal income program being reported, the Globe has found for some participants there is quite a different story going on. Stockton is currently in the midst of a small program called the Stockton Economic...

School Security Guard Rules Toughen After Signing of SB 390

October 4, 2019 6:07 pm

Senate Bill 390 was signed into law this week, mandating that security staff at schools, regardless of being either full-time or part-time, will have to pass training. As the law stands now, only security guards working 20 hours or more...

Agustin Huneeus caught up in Varsity Blues scandal

Napa Valley Vintner Sentenced to 5 months in Prison for Role in ‘Varsity Blues’ College Admissions Scandal

October 4, 2019 5:10 pmOctober 8, 2019 7:42 am

Agustin F. Huneeus, the Napa Valley vintner who admitted guilt in the “Varsity Blues” college admissions scandal, has been sentenced to five months in prison. Friday, a federal judge issued the ruling, along with a $100,000 fine, as well as...

California Animal Shelters must now keep dog bite records.

Animal Shelters Must Now Report Dog Bite History Under New California Law

October 4, 2019 1:23 pmFebruary 11, 2022 11:39 am

Assembly Bill 588, which requires animal shelters to give the dog bite history of adopted dogs to new owners, was signed into law by Governor Newsom. AB 588 specifies that animal shelters or rescue groups also have to give the...

A photo of homeless vagrants in Sacramento

First Hand Testimony: How the Homeless Crisis is Changing the Safest Communities in California

October 4, 2019 6:58 amOctober 4, 2019 7:05 am

‘We need our neighborhood back. We need public safety reforms and more police presence in our community, and higher numbers of law enforcement overall.’ In our last article we featured the issues affecting the historic Sacramento neighborhood of Land...