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With Harris Out, California’s Democratic Primary Becomes Wide Open

December 5, 2019 2:20 amDecember 4, 2019 6:04 pm

Tuesday’s announcement of Kamala Harris ending her campaign opened up a new phase for the top four candidates in the Democratic primary. Every major candidate has strengths and weaknesses in the Golden State The campaigns of Senator Joe Biden, Senator...

California Air Resources Board Cuts Rebates for Electric Cars

December 4, 2019 2:48 pm

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) officially limited rebates on electric cars in California on Tuesday, cutting rebates for cars that cost more than $60,000, removing plug-in hybrids with a low range, and allowing only one rebate per person in...

Trump Administration Tries to Throw Out California Car Emissions Lawsuit

December 4, 2019 2:21 amDecember 5, 2019 11:12 am

In court documents made public on Tuesday, the U.S. Justice Department, on behalf of President Donald Trump, requested that a federal judge throw out California’s car emission lawsuit. In September the Environmental Protections Agency revoked California’s higher car emission standards,...

PG&E’s Lack of Power Line Maintenance Found to be Cause of the Paradise Wildfire

December 3, 2019 6:05 pmDecember 3, 2019 6:06 pm

A report released Monday by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has found that a lack of power line maintenance by PG&E was the main cause of the 2018 Camp Fire. The report narrowed down the specific neglected area to...

Congressman Duncan Hunter Changes Plea to Guilty Over Campaign Fund Misuse

December 3, 2019 3:33 pmDecember 4, 2019 1:12 pm

The campaign finance scandal trial of Representative Duncan Hunter, a California Republican serving the 50th Congressional district in San Diego, took an unusual turn Monday as he changed his plea to guilty. 60 criminal counts and plane tickets for a...

California’s Sen. Kamala Harris Drops Out of Presidential Race

December 3, 2019 10:47 amDecember 4, 2019 2:49 pm

U.S. Senator and Presidential hopeful Kamala Harris announced Tuesday she was dropping out of the race after months of low polling numbers. Her announcement came on the heels of California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Monday announcement that he was planning on...

Recall Effort Against Governor Newsom Gains National and International Exposure

December 2, 2019 2:56 pmDecember 3, 2019 12:31 pm

The recall petitions against Governor Gavin Newsom reached a high not seen since 2003 and made national and international news this past weekend. Making national news Major newspapers across the country, from the San Francisco Chronicle to publications in New...