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Incompatible Activities in Local Government Employment

August 22, 2020 6:45 amAugust 22, 2020 6:55 am

Government Code Title 1, Division 4, Chapter 1, Article 4.7 concerns incompatible activities and was added to state law in 1971. Article 4.7 contains Sections 1125 to 1129. It deals specifically with local agency officials and Section 1125 defines a...

Climate Goal Bill For California Lands Fails To Reach Senate Vote

August 21, 2020 8:15 pm

On Friday, a bill that would have required the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and other state agencies to find a climate goal for California natural and working lands failed to advance to a Senate vote. AB 2954 fails to...

Joe Biden Delivers Brief, Hollow DNC Acceptance Speech

August 21, 2020 3:15 pmAugust 21, 2020 5:26 pm

The funniest headline of the day following Presidential Candidate Joe Biden’s acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention is, “Man Who Has Been In Government For Nearly 50 Years Promises To Fix Government.” Democratic Presidential candidate Joe Biden has been...

QAnon Targets Democrat Author of Bill to Protect Child Sex Offenders

August 21, 2020 7:46 am

Last year California Globe reported that State Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) and Assemblywoman Susan Eggman (D-Stockton) introduced legislation “to end blatant discrimination against LGBT young people regarding California’s sex offender registry.” Wiener and Eggman are members of the California Legislative...

Agricultural Labor Relations Board

August 21, 2020 6:22 amAugust 21, 2020 6:30 am

California’s Agricultural Labor Relations Board (ALRB) was created in 1975. According to ALRB, they were created “to ensure peace in the fields of California by guaranteeing justice for all agricultural workers and stability in agricultural labor relations.” Among its duties,...

President Trump Criticizes California Officials Response To Wildfires

August 21, 2020 2:27 amAugust 20, 2020 9:13 pm

On Thursday, President Donald Trump criticized California officials over the high number of destructive forest fires across the state, while also threatening to withhold federal assistance against the fires. President Trump targets California officials in speech During a speech in...

‘Commit to Equity Coalition’ Demands CA Billionaire Tax, Millionaire Tax, and Additional Tax on Stock Gains

August 20, 2020 7:23 pmAugust 20, 2020 7:23 pm

In a two-page letter to California Senators and Assembly members, “Commit To Equity,” a foolish organization created by labor unions and social justice groups, demanded hefty taxes on the state’s wealthy. “We cannot overstate how urgent it is for the...