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Tulare County DA Warns of Fallout with Reduced Sentences for Gang Crimes

June 1, 2022 3:17 pmJune 1, 2022 4:45 pm

In October 2021, the Legislature passed and Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 333 by Sen. Sydney Kamlager (D-Los Angeles), to reduce allowable gang crimes enhancements, described by law enforcement as “a windfall for the violent, criminal street...

Labor Relations Under the California Constitution

June 1, 2022 11:24 amJune 1, 2022 11:31 am

Labor relations affecting the public and private sectors are contained in Article 14, which was added to the California Constitution by Proposition 14 on the June 8, 1976 ballot. This article contains the following five sections: Section 1 states that...

Reparations Task Force To Release First Report on Harms Made Against Black Californians

June 1, 2022 2:50 amMay 31, 2022 7:26 pm

The California Reparations Task Force announced on Tuesday that a report will be released in the coming days that documents California’s history of harm against African Americans in the past, as well as helping prepare legislators in the coming years...

The Abundance Choice, Part 9: Can Reservoirs be Part of the Solution?

June 1, 2022 2:30 amJune 2, 2022 7:02 am

In May 1957, Harvey Banks, then director of the California Dept. of Water Resources, submitted “The California Water Plan” to the governor and state legislature. On page 14 of part one of this comprehensive document, Table 3 depicts what Banks and his...

Why Did Gov. Newsom Sign Climate Deal With New Zealand?

May 31, 2022 10:33 am

Gov. Gavin Newsom and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern signed a “pledge” Friday agreeing to help fight climate change together by working to put millions more electric vehicles on the road. Why? New Zealand is over 6,700 miles from...

Electing Officers in the California Legislature

May 31, 2022 9:35 amMay 31, 2022 9:40 am

In the California Legislature, officers of each house are elected by the Members of either the Assembly or Senate for their respective positions. Rules related to these elections are found in the state Constitution, Government Code, and rules of the...

OPINION: Guaranteed Income for Homeless High School Grads

May 30, 2022 7:42 amMay 30, 2022 12:12 pm

Last week, we reported on the movement gathering steam to cancel student loan debt as perhaps an effort by Democrats to recapture the heretofore reliable vote of the under thirty crowd. Recent action in Sacramento indicates yet another effort to...