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SJ City Council Approves $250,000 For License Plate Readers To Combat Bay Area Crime Wave

December 3, 2021 12:01 pmDecember 3, 2021 5:14 pm

The San Jose City Council voted unanimously to spend $250,000 on a huge expansion of license plate readers earlier this week in an attempt to slow the growing number of robberies in the city and surrounding area. While crime in...

Seven Special California Elections In One Year After Democrats Resign, Retire, Accept Appointments

December 3, 2021 11:43 amDecember 8, 2021 3:45 pm

With so many Democrats in Congress announcing they are not running again, we realized a similar trend as well. Assemblyman Jim Frazier (D-Solano) is resigning at the end of the year, theReporter.com announced. With Assemblyman Frazier and Assemblyman Ed Chau...

CPUC Fines PG&E $125 Million for Starting 2019 Sonoma Kincade Fire

December 3, 2021 2:18 amDecember 3, 2021 6:34 am

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) fined utility company Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) for $125 million on Thursday over its role in causing the 2019 Kincade Fire. Since November 2018, PG&E has been sued multiple times for causing or...

SF Transportation Agency Raises Several Challenges, Concerns Against Driverless Passenger Car Service

December 2, 2021 3:57 pm

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) severely challenged driverless vehicle passenger ride services in a letter on Thursday, pointing out numerous flaws and issues with GM’s Cruise service. Cruise, along with Alphabet’s Waymo and other services, are currently locked...

State Water Project Announces 0% Allocation of Requested Water To Districts

December 2, 2021 12:31 pmDecember 4, 2021 7:46 am

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced on Wednesday that the initial 2022 State Water Project (SWP) will be at 0% for the first time in state history due to the ongoing drought. The decision by the State Water Project,...

Tesla Officially Moves Headquarters From Palo Alto to Austin, Texas

December 2, 2021 6:55 amApril 3, 2022 8:28 am

Electric vehicle and energy company Tesla officially moved completely from Palo Alto to Austin, Texas on Wednesday, becoming the latest Californian company to move out of the state in the last few years. The move to Austin had been in...

Public Records Request Exposes CA Redistricting Commission Secret Meetings

December 1, 2021 7:25 pmDecember 8, 2021 3:45 pm

A recent California Public Records Act request by Attorneys Harmeet Dhillon, Michael Columbo and Mark Meuser (on behalf of California Globe editor Katy Grimes), produced evidence that members of the California Citizens Redistricting Commission (CRC) have been holding secret meetings....