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Bill To Shut Down Calbright College Gains Support Following Scathing State Auditor’s Report

May 13, 2021 3:39 pm

A new report from the California State Auditor on Calbright, the California Online Community College, reports that there is no detailed strategy for spending the more than $175 million that it expects to receive in state taxpayer funding, and should...

Former San Diego Mayor, Recall Candidate Kevin Faulconer Proposes 0% Marginal Income Tax Rate

May 13, 2021 11:30 amMay 13, 2021 11:34 am

Former San Diego Mayor and recall candidate for Governor Kevin Faulconer announced a proposal on Wednesday to drastically cut the state income tax in California. Speaking at a campaign event in the LA suburb of Downey, Faulconer proposed an end...

National Fire Center Disappears ‘Inconvenient’ U.S. Wildfire Data

May 13, 2021 7:40 amMay 13, 2021 7:40 am

With state officials already warning that this year could be the worst wildfire season California has ever seen, Gov. Gavin Newsom is blaming “climate change” and “extreme weather” due to climate change, rather than prioritizing clearing away underbrush, thinning out...

Gov. Newsom Announces State Mask Mandate To End On June 15th

May 12, 2021 5:57 pmMay 14, 2021 7:31 am

Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Tuesday that the state’s mask mandate, which has been in place since June 2020, will officially be ending on June 15th. In an interview with the Los Angeles Fox affiliate, Newsom said that while large...

CA Attorney General Rob Bonta Announces New ‘Racial Justice Bureau’

May 12, 2021 2:56 pmMarch 22, 2022 11:40 am

California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Tuesday he would be creating a new “racial justice bureau” within the California Department of Justice “for a virtual convening against hate crime with California’s Big City Mayors.” “Too many Asian, Latino, Black, Native...

New Poll Finds Recall Candidates Cox and Faulconer Tied; Gov. Newsom’s Approval Rating Slightly Up

May 12, 2021 11:21 amMarch 22, 2022 11:40 am

On Tuesday, a survey conducted by the U.C Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies found that Former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer and 2018 Gubernatorial candidate John Cox are currently tied for first among recall candidates, while support for the recall itself...

California Energy Commission Proposes New Building Standards Favoring Electric Appliances Over Natural Gas

May 12, 2021 2:29 amMay 13, 2021 5:35 am

The California Energy Commission rolled out new building code drafts in the past week, proposing to update building standards in the state to require new homes to have equipment that would allow all-electric appliances to be built in favor of...