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Marines From California’s 29 Palms Help Secure U.S. Embassy Under Attack in Baghdad, Iraq

January 1, 2020 8:12 amJanuary 1, 2020 8:15 am

Marines from 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, based out of 29 Palms, California is the infantry unit currently assigned to secure the U.S Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq. U.S. Central Command reported Tuesday, a detachment of 100 Marines was sent to the...

After Another Turmoltuous Year, PG&E Rates Are To Go Up in 2020

December 30, 2019 11:54 am

PG&E customers in California will see their average monthly bills go up between 1.5% and 2.7% beginning January 1st. The higher rates come after another difficult year for PG&E. Following the aftermath of the November 2018 Paradise wildfire, which killed...

Vagrants, Thieves and Unsanitary Conditions Force Another Family Business To Close

December 29, 2019 6:05 amDecember 29, 2019 8:01 am

“The trash they left behind, the needles, urination, and feces, kicking in my windows, all added to the difficulty of owning a business.” Another California business is closing its doors due to out of control regulations, homeless thieves, and...

New Rent Cap Law Fails To Protect Recently Built Granny Flats

December 28, 2019 2:29 amDecember 28, 2019 8:46 am

AB 1482, which will set rent caps and remove no-cause eviction in California, is set to come into law starting January 1st. While most renter and landlord groups have grudgingly agreed to the compromise law, one set of renters have...

Assemblywoman Gonzalez, Other Lawmakers Begin To Rethink Certain Parts of AB 5

December 27, 2019 5:20 pmDecember 30, 2019 9:12 am

With the independent contractor limiting bill AB 5 about to become law January 1st, many lawmakers and politicians who initially supported the bill are now beginning to question either all or certain parts of it. Freelance press limitations With thousands...

Voters May No Longer Approve Public Housing Projects Under New Bill

December 27, 2019 2:09 amDecember 26, 2019 10:11 pm

Article 34 of California’s Constitution requires local voter approval for public housing projects. However, this may be repealed in 2020 if supporters of a bill backing the repeal get it approved. The need for more low income housing SCA 1,...

Per-Minute Electric Car Billing to be Banned in California

December 26, 2019 2:50 pmDecember 27, 2019 10:56 am

After years of complaints of electric car charging stations billing by the minute and running up costs, California’s Office of Administrative Law (OAL) has announced that new rules prohibiting the practice will commence on January 1st. Per minute charging and...