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Newsom Recall Effort Gains Traction After Weeks of High-Profile Mistakes By Governor

December 11, 2020 6:45 amDecember 11, 2020 2:47 pm

The newest recall effort against Governor Gavin Newsom has picked up enough traction that Governor Newsom’s office is reportedly growing increasingly worried over the recall attempt succeeding. Since September, Governor Newsom’s popularity has fallen significantly. In October, his approval rating...

New Assembly Bill Would Prioritize Food Sector Workers For COVID-19 Vaccinations

December 10, 2020 10:06 pmDecember 10, 2020 6:07 pm

A bill that would prioritize food supply industry workers, such as farm workers and supermarket workers, for COVID-19 vaccinations was introduced in the Assembly this week. Assembly Bill 93, authored by Assemblyman Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella), would specifically prioritize those workers...

Proposed Bill Would Raise Police Officer Minimum Age To 25 or Require College

December 10, 2020 5:59 pm

A new bill that would require police officers in California to hold a bachelor’s degree or turn 25 was introduced in the Assembly this week. Assembly Bill 89, authored by Assemblyman Reggie Jones-Sawyer (D-Los Angeles), would specifically raise the current...

Newsom’s Chief of Staff Ann O’ Leary To Leave Post Later This Month

December 10, 2020 3:20 pmDecember 10, 2020 3:23 pm

Earlier this week, Governor Gavin Newsom’s Chief of Staff, Ann O’Leary, announced that she is to leave her position sometime in the coming weeks to take a job in the presumptive Biden Administration. O’ Leary, a long-time Washington and California...

California Bans the 2021 Chevrolet Camaro SS and ZL1 Over Environmental Concerns

December 9, 2020 2:14 pmDecember 12, 2020 8:17 am

On Tuesday, state environmental officials in both California and Washington State announced that certain Chevrolet models, including the 2021 Chevrolet Camaro SS and ZL1, would be banned from any more orders due to failing to meet environmental regulations. In California,...

Why is Eric Swalwell Still on House Intel Committee after Chinese Spy Exposé?

December 9, 2020 7:48 am

Tuesday, Axios reported that a suspected Chinese spy developed extensive ties with local and national politicians, including Congressman Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), in what U.S. officials believe was a political intelligence operation run by China’s main civilian spy agency between 2011...

California Lost $2 Billion From Fraudulent EDD Unemployment Cards Since March

December 8, 2020 9:39 pm

On Monday, Bank of America, the bank selected by the Employment Development Department (EDD) to be behind their unemployment benefit debit cards, announced that fraudulent cases could be as much as $2 billion. The EDD estimate of the fraudulent cases,...