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San Diego to Pay COVID ‘Hazard Pay’ to County Govt. Employees Who Never Missed a Paycheck

April 19, 2021 3:26 pmApril 20, 2021 6:32 am

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors, led by former State Assemblyman Chairman Nathan Fletcher, has formulated a proposal to distribute stimulus funds provided by the Federal Government’s American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, including hazard pay to the tune...

House Republicans Add More Pressure To Stop Funding for California High-Speed Rail

April 19, 2021 2:50 pm

In the last week, pressure has grown in Washington for Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg to not fund or support California High-Speed Rail (CHSR). While there has always been significant opposition against the federal government from funding CHSR,...

California’s Interesting Conflict Over Rep. Maxine Waters ‘Inciting Violence’ in Minnesota

April 19, 2021 11:36 amApril 19, 2021 3:45 pm

(UPDATE below) House Minority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) warned House Speaker Nancy Pelosi he would “bring action” against Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA) after she traveled to Brooklyn Center, Minnesota Saturday night and incited violence by telling angry protesters to...

SD Mayor Todd Gloria Unveils Details of $10 Million in Homeless Services Proposed Budget Increase

April 19, 2021 10:47 am

San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria revealed that he would be proposing to increase homelessness services in his new city budget proposal on Monday, outlining how $10 million in new homeless funding by the city would be spent. Under his homeless...

California Globe Survey Results Are In On Gov. Recall and Vaccine Passports

April 19, 2021 6:19 amApril 19, 2021 7:30 am

Every week California Globe sends out our email newsletter featuring highlights from the week, and links to many of our articles. It’s one-stop shopping in case you may have missed anything. Last week we started a new feature – a...

HOMELESSNESS: Former Incarcerated, Drug Addict and Dealer Shares Story of Sobriety and Success

April 17, 2021 2:28 amApril 16, 2021 5:07 pm

Anthony Brown, who was a homeless, alcoholic, drug addict and drug dealer for 23 years, says, “Jail and prison were the only things that restored me to sanity. I didn’t feel like I was arrested, but more like rescued.” Brown,...

‘Porch Pirate’ Penalty Bill Heavily Amended Thursday Following Committee Passage

April 16, 2021 3:26 pmApril 16, 2021 4:09 pm

A bill that would reclassify ‘porch pirate’ thefts in California as mail thefts and punishable by fines and up to a year in prison was heavily amended on Thursday, only days after passing unanimously in the Senate Public Safety Committee....