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California Drought Response: Water Board Cuts Off Water to Thousands of Farms

June 17, 2021 7:01 amJune 17, 2021 7:01 am

The California State Water Resources Control Board announced that thousands of farmers in the Central Valley up to the Oregon Border will have their water curtailed until winter, the Globe reported Wednesday. The order “targets 4,300 ‘junior’ water rights holders...

Los Angeles Flavored Tobacco Ban Could Increase Youth Smoking

June 16, 2021 10:13 amJune 18, 2021 10:24 am

The Los Angeles City Council is currently weighing a proposal to impose a city-wide ban on all flavored tobacco products, ostensibly on the basis that prohibiting the sale of these products will make smoking and vaping less attractive to Los...

NY Judge Rules Former Producer Harvey Weinstein to be Extradited to California

June 16, 2021 2:15 amJune 16, 2021 6:15 am

Erie County New York Judge Kenneth Case ruled on Tuesday that former movie producer Harvey Weinstein would be extradited to California to face additional charges of sexual assault. For months, Weinstein and his legal team have fought against his transfer...

California Electoral Vote Process Case Turned Down By U.S. Supreme Court

June 15, 2021 4:01 pm

The United States Supreme Court declined to hear Rodriguez v. Newsom on Monday, keeping intact California’s winner-take-all approach to selecting presidential electors. According to the case petition, comedian Paul Rodriguez, Rocky Chavez, the League of United Latin American Citizens, and...

As California Capitol Reopens, Leg Staff Required to Show Proof of Vaccine, Continue Masking, Distancing

June 14, 2021 3:26 pm

As California prepares to fully reopen Tuesday June 15th, legislative leaders appear to be reluctant to allow the State Capitol to fully reopen and return to normal. Yet government should be the first to fully reopen, not the last. Both...

AG Bonta, Gov. Newsom Will Appeal Decision Overturning State Assault Weapons Ban

June 10, 2021 2:58 pmJune 11, 2021 5:09 am

State Attorney General Rob Bonta and Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Thursday that California is appealing the June 4th District Court decision Miller v. Bonta that ruled that the state’s 32-year-old assault weapons ban was unconstitutional. An assault weapon ban has...

BREAKING: Fewer Than 40 Recall Newsom Signatures Rescinded Statewide

June 10, 2021 1:28 pmMarch 22, 2022 11:46 am

UPDATE Below: It appears that only 36 California voters who signed the RecallGavin2020 recall petition have removed their signatures. Susan Walsh, a senior volunteer with the RecallGavin2020.com campaign contacted every county election office in the state following the June 8th...