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WSJ Support in Lacy v. Newsom Lawsuit to Repeal Death Penalty Protocols

August 29, 2021 2:15 amSeptember 1, 2021 11:42 am

The Wall Street Journal has published an opinion piece by editorial writer James Freeman that is supportive of the lawsuit filed against California Governor Gavin Newsom for exceeding his legal authority in repealing California’s lethal injection death penalty regulations and ordering the dismantlement of...

RFK Assassin Sirhan Sirhan Recommended For Parole By California Board of Parole

August 28, 2021 5:15 amAugust 28, 2021 7:33 am

On Friday, the California Board of Parole approved the parole of 77-year-old Sirhan Sirhan, who has served time in prison for 53 years for the 1968 murder of New York Senator Robert Kennedy. On June 5 1968, Sirhan, then a...

9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Los Angeles’ Eviction Moratorium

August 27, 2021 2:37 amAugust 26, 2021 9:29 pm

A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld an earlier District Court decision over keeping the Los Angeles eviction moratorium in place on Wednesday, allowing the moratorium to continue until the current September 30th end date....

Another Gutted Bill Amended to Compel CA Employers to Require COVID Vaccine as Condition of Employment

August 26, 2021 11:01 pmAugust 26, 2021 11:02 pm

Another California Legislature gut-and-amend-bill has been amended to replace existing legislation with language that seeks to order an employer to require a COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of employment. The bill also warns that to avoid further shutdowns and prevent...

Assembly Democrats Kill EDD Reform Bills Despite $31 Billion in Fraudulent Payments

August 26, 2021 5:18 pmAugust 26, 2021 5:21 pm

Despite $31 billion in fraudulent unemployment payments during the statewide COVID lockdown of businesses, three Republican reform bills to address the rampant fraud and mismanagement that has plagued the California Employment Development Department (EDD) were shelved by the Assembly Appropriations...

California Assembly Members Compelled to Show Proof of COVID Vaccine or Lose Salary, New Legislation Says

August 26, 2021 9:33 amAugust 26, 2021 9:33 am

A House Resolution introduced late Wednesday evening in the California State Assembly would compel members of the Assembly to provide proof of a COVID vaccine or “else the Member shall be suspended from exercising the powers of the office, and...

California Legislature Guts Transportation Bill to Create Vaccine Mandate on Private Industry

August 25, 2021 8:31 pmAugust 30, 2021 3:16 pm

UPDATE below: The Globe received word late Wednesday from Capitol sources that a gut-and-amend transportation bill is morphing into a bill ordering a vaccine mandate on private industry (seen below). AB 455 by Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland), was a bill...