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Flavored Tobacco and Vaping Products Face Total Ban in California

January 9, 2020 2:08 pm

A bill that would enact a total ban on flavored tobacco and e-cigarettes in California was introduced to the state Senate earlier this week. Under the scope of Senate Bill 793, authored by Senator Jerry Hill (D-San Mateo), every flavored...

Hollywood Ignores the Homeless Crisis in Their Own Backyard

January 9, 2020 8:52 amJanuary 9, 2020 9:07 am

This past Sunday, the 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards took place at The Beverly Hilton Hotel, located in Los Angeles County, where three people a day die on the streets from homelessness. As host Ricky Gervais comically pointed out in...

California Looks to Pass Backup Power Laws for Cellphone Towers Across the State

January 9, 2020 7:03 am

In Sacramento on Wednesday, lawmakers met with representatives from AT&T and Verizon over what can be done about future planned blackouts. In addition, a new bill was introduced making it mandatory to have backup power in areas at risk of...

‘Mike Rowe for California Governor 2022’ Says Forbes Publisher

January 8, 2020 7:19 pmJanuary 9, 2020 11:57 am

“Mike, please jump in the California governor’s race in 2022. You’re the only candidate who can restore sanity and balance to California’s governance. And you can win. You are this season’s Schwarzenegger, Ventura, Trump,” Forbes publisher Rich Karlgaard said in...

Horse Racing Faces New Veterinary Reforms in New Senate Bill

January 8, 2020 6:37 pm

In 2019, Santa Anita Park in Arcadia faced an unprecedented 37 horse deaths, spurring a flurry of protests as well as outrage from lawmakers and advocates. With two deaths so far in 2020, which have been reported to be largely...

Police Officer-Involved Sexual Assault Records to be Easier to Obtain Under Assembly Bill

January 8, 2020 2:21 pm

A bill that would make records of sexual assaults involving policemen made public and readily available to the media has returned to the California this session. AB 1599 was reintroduced to the Assembly this week by author Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham...

Gov. Newsom to ‘Jump-Start New Homeless Fund’ with Executive Order

January 8, 2020 2:17 pm

‘$1 billion to fight homelessness, including $750 million for this new Fund, and a major new investment to reform Medi-Cal.’ How much spending billions of dollars before California residents will see results? “The State of California is treating homelessness...