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48,000 UC Workers Launch Strike Over Pay, Benefit Disagreements

November 14, 2022 12:51 pm

48,000 University of California (UC) academic workers went on strike on Monday over pay and benefit disagreements, sparking one of the largest higher education strikes in US history, as well as the largest in the nation since 2019. Until the...

State Agency Ethics Training

November 14, 2022 6:30 amNovember 14, 2022 6:39 am

Article 12 of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the California Government Code requires specified ethics training for state agency personnel. Government Code Section 11146 provides definitions for the terms “state agency” and “filer.”...

SCOTUS Hears University Affirmative Action Cases

November 14, 2022 2:32 amNovember 13, 2022 3:42 pm

This is Part II of a series on two U.S. Supreme Cases which will decide if racial preferences in college application acceptances will be allowed to continue at publicly funded schools. In February of this year I wrote that the...

How to Be a Successful Politician in California

November 13, 2022 2:30 amNovember 14, 2022 12:54 pm

The following conversation never happened. It is for the reader to decide to what extent, however, this conversation reflects political reality in California today. Candidate: It’s a surprise that you contacted me. I never thought I would run for office,...

Florida Man Knows How to Vote – and Count

November 12, 2022 11:00 amNovember 12, 2022 11:10 am

Rather often, when one sees the word “Florida” in a headline one can expect a story about a shirtless drunken man who was hauled out by cops from underneath a trailer while his meth addled paramour stood on the stoop...

Tehama County Sheriff’s Department To Cut All Daytime Patrols

November 12, 2022 7:23 am

The Tehama County Sheriff’s Office announced on Friday that all daytime patrols would be cut in the county beginning November 20th, due to a major staffing shortage, leaving the County without a major law enforcement presence during the day. Located...

2022 California Gubernatorial Race: Gov. Newsom Has Lowest Democrat Percentage Since 2010

November 12, 2022 2:30 amNovember 11, 2022 10:48 pm

Results of the 2022 California gubernatorial race were updated on Friday, showing Governor Gavin Newsom leading State Senator Brian Dahle (R-Bieber) 57.8% to 42.2% with 56% of the votes in, signaling the weakest performance by a Democrat in the race...