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Sacramento: Typical of Poorly Run Blue-Mayor Cities

August 3, 2020 2:12 amAugust 3, 2020 8:51 pm

Sacramento, CA has been run by Democrat Mayors and Democrat-dominated city councils for decades. And as with other Democrat-dominated cities, Sacramento, like San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, and Portland, have become horrific sh*t-holes, with streets lined with people living in...

Gov. Newsom Urges Billionaire Warren Buffett To Back Klamath Dam Removal

August 1, 2020 9:28 am

Earlier this week, Governor Gavin Newsom wrote directly to billionaire investor Warren Buffett in an attempt to gain his support for removing four dams in Northern California that Buffet’s company owns. The possible destruction of the Klamath dam system in...

More Bills Pulled Due To Limited Summer Session

July 31, 2020 5:57 pm

On Friday, several more bills in the Assembly and Senate were dropped for the January 2021 session due to an increasingly compressed schedule to finish out the current session by the end of August. A shortened session, less time for...

Senate Public Safety Comm. Passes Drug, Alcohol Immunity In Sexual Assault Cases Bill

July 31, 2020 3:38 pm

On Friday, a bill that would provide underage drinking and drug use amnesty for victims of sexual assault unanimously passed the Senate Public Safety Committee, paving the way for ultimate passage in a Senate vote in August. An immunity from...

Critics Of Proposition to Allow 17-Year-Old Voters In Primaries Ramp Up Opposition

July 31, 2020 9:55 amJuly 30, 2020 9:55 pm

Proposition 18, the ballot initiative that, if passed, would allow 17-year-olds to vote in state primary elections, began to see a larger push against it in July, with many older voter blocs forming a large challenge for the upcoming November...

Gov. Newsom Forms ‘Strike Team’ To Solve Unemployment Issues, Delays At The EDD

July 31, 2020 2:29 amJuly 30, 2020 7:35 pm

On Wednesday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced the formation of a “strike team” to solve numerous issues plaguing the Employment Development Department (EDD). Governor Newsom’s EDD “strike team” Fronted by Government Operations Agency Secretary Yolanda Richardson and open government group Code...

California High School Seniors Who Missed Graduating In 2020 To Receive Diplomas Under AB 1350

July 30, 2020 2:14 pm

On Wednesday, a bill that would retroactively grant a high school diploma to senior high school students who were in good academic standing but failed to finish high school because of the COVID-19 shutdowns was passed unanimously in the Senate...