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Gov. Newsom Says Elon Musk’s Fight is with Alameda County, Not State

May 12, 2020 7:36 amMay 12, 2020 9:59 am

In his press conference Monday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom attempted to distance himself from Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s threat to move his company headquarters and production facilities out of state because of Newsom’s statewide shutdown orders. Musk’s plant has been...

Antioch Planning Commission Chairman Ousted After Saying Old, Sick And Homeless Should Die In Pandemic

May 3, 2020 8:06 amMay 3, 2020 8:07 am

On Friday, Antioch Planning Commission Chairman Ken Turnage II was removed from his position a week after suggesting on social media that vulnerable members of society should die during the the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Allowing ‘the sick, the old, the...

Seven Bay Area Counties in Lockdown Under ‘Unprecedented’ Shelter-in-Place Order Over Coronavirus

March 17, 2020 7:26 amMarch 20, 2020 7:54 am

‘A bad flu season is 80,000 dead. We’ve got about 18,000 dead from influenza this year; we have 100 from corona.’ Seven Bay Area counties announced Monday unprecedented shelter-in-place restrictions, confining millions of residents to their homes for three...

2020 March Primary Preview: 7th State Senate District

January 24, 2020 7:20 amJanuary 30, 2020 8:39 am

The 7th Senate District: The 7th Senate District is just east of the East Bay. Largely suburban and wealthy, the district has a part of Alameda County combined with the majority of Contra Costa County. The district is also solidly...

West Contra Costa School District Putting a Half-Billion Bond Before Voters in March

January 9, 2020 2:15 amJanuary 10, 2020 4:01 pm

Wouldn’t saving $37 million mean the deficit, at least for this year, would be reduced from $39.9 million to $2.9M? One of the most financially mismanaged school districts in California has found a solution to their financial challenges –...

BLM Plan to Open 800,000 Acres of Federal Land in California to Oil and Gas Leasing

October 6, 2019 10:36 amOctober 7, 2019 1:10 pm

The oil and gas industry in California currently provides 368,000 jobs and more than $24 billion in tax revenues to the state, making this industry vital to the entire California economy. The Trump administration Bureau of Land Management has finalized...

CA Taxpayers Paying Wildly Inflated Costs for Public Employees’ Health Plans

September 9, 2019 7:03 amSeptember 9, 2019 7:04 am

While private sector employers and workers are spending a bigger share of their income on their own health insurance plans, they don’t know they are also spending a bigger share of their income on public employees’ health plans. “Spending 52...