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Meet Doug Emhoff, Possible First-Ever Second Gentleman

August 12, 2020 10:47 amAugust 12, 2020 12:29 pm

As the country begins to meet new Democratic Vice-Presidential nominee Kamala Harris, Californians who’ve known her for years are also getting the opportunity to think more deeply about what her candidacy means. Let’s face it: if Joe Biden wins, he...

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California State Agencies

August 12, 2020 6:18 amAugust 12, 2020 6:19 am

Government Code Title 2 (Government of the State of California), Division 3 (Executive Department), Part 2.5 (Agencies) establishes the agencies in state government which comprise the Governor’s cabinet. Chapter 1, Sections 12800 to 12838.14, establishes the Administration within the executive...

CTA Employees Have a Pension Plan Twice as Good as the Teachers They Represent

August 12, 2020 2:26 amAugust 11, 2020 8:19 pm

This week a fascinating article on the website of the Education Intelligence Agency revealed that the California Teachers Association, one of the most powerful labor unions in the world, is itself having labor problems. Moreover, the labor problems they are encountering are because...

New Documents Show Botched Madera High-Speed Rail Bridge Project

August 12, 2020 2:10 amAugust 11, 2020 9:27 pm

On Monday, a release of documents showed that a California High-Speed Rail and BNSF Railway bridge in Madera County has halted production due to numerous construction issues and design problems. The Road 27 bridge, located in the town of Madera,...

Los Angeles County Rent Relief Program Applicants Begin August 17th

August 11, 2020 7:25 pm

On Monday, Los Angeles County officials announced that a $100 million rent relief fund program will begin collecting applications on August 17th. The program, funded by the recent $2.2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act block of...

San Diego City Council Votes to Oppose, Condemn Federal Intervention

August 11, 2020 4:25 pmAugust 11, 2020 4:02 pm

The San Diego City Council has voted to denounce supposed “unlawful tactics” by federal agents against supposedly “peaceful protestors” in Portland and oppose any federal intervention in their City. Nobody could tell from the resolution and council members’ posturing that...

Governor Newsom: President Trump’s Executive Order Would Decimate California’s Budget

August 11, 2020 2:39 pmAugust 11, 2020 2:45 pm

On Monday, Governor Newsom announced that President Donald Trump’s stimulus Executive Order would devastate the California budget by the state having to pay unemployed Californians $700 million a week out of budget. Governor Newsom balks at paying Californians an extra...