Chinese New Year Mass Murder: Media Focused on Misinformation & Left Wing Talking Points
STATE WATCH
Online Betting: Is CA Missing Out Or Accurately Cautious About Legal Betting?
ONLINE BETTING - California voters have made a surprising decision to reject two competing measures that would have legalized sports betting in the Golden State.
Big Real Estate Spent $175 Million to Kill Rent Control in California
GUEST COMMENTARY - In 2018 and 2020, Big Real Estate spent a total of $175.4 million to kill rent control ballot measures in California, aggressively protecting its ability to charge higher and higher rents.
California Dodges a Bullet
ACCORDING TO LIZ - In voting down Props 26 and 27, Californians protected our state from the lies and losses of the gaming industry, and its inhabitants from a lifetime of addictive behavior that tears lives and families apart.
UAW Picketing Continues at UCLA and All UC Campuses
CAMPUS STRIKE - As the sun rises over the UCA campus, hundreds of UAW members from several bargaining units are on the picket line.
California DAs Want CA Dept of Corrections to Explain Early Release of Violent Criminals
CA PRISON SYSTEM - The California District Attorneys Association (CDAA) wants the prison system (CDCR) to explain why it is releasing violent prisoners who haven’t earned sufficient rehabilitation credits early from prison.
California Prepares to Vote on Reproductive Health, Labor and the Environment
ELECTION 2022 - This November, Californians will vote on seven ballot propositions.
RealPage Shelled Out $1 Million to Stop Rent Control in California
HOUSING WATCH - Housing Is A Human Right has found that RealPage, a controversial Big Tech company based in Texas, shelled out an eye-popping $1 million to kill pro-rent control ballot measures in California.
Newsom Isn’t Pursuing His Presidential Ambitions, He’s Trashing Them
CALIFORNIA WATCH - If former President Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and their followers are going to create space for hate and human rights violations, then why should anyone complain about California Gavin Newsom using his power to create spaces that protect the rest of us?
'Incredible Victory': California Gov. Newsom Signs Farmworker Unionization Bill Into Law
UNIONS - After vetoing similar legislation last year and threatening to do so again last month, California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday signed Assembly Bill 2183 into law, making it easier for farmworkers in the state to participate in union elections.
A Day of Surprises at the CA State Capitol
SACRAMENTO HAPPENINGS - With a midnight Friday deadline to determine the fate of hundreds of bills on his desk, Gov. Gavin Newsom has been a busy man.
Damn the Delta Conveyance Profiteers
ACCORDING TO LIZ - First it was the Twin Tunnels and then it was the California WaterFix, and now it’s the Delta Conveyance Project.
The Impact of Keeping Millions in CA Out of Poverty During the Pandemic
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE - By any measure, the initial outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic ravaged individual Californians and the state as a whole.
Will Newsom Veto Bill to Aid California Farmworker Organizing?
CA LABOR VIEW - On Sunday of Labor Day weekend, President Biden took the unusual step of endorsing a California bill, the Agricultural Labor Relations Voting Choice Act (AB 2183), which is currently at Gov. Newsom’s desk awaiting either his signature or veto.
Key Bills on California Climate Plan Hang on Democratic Swing Votes
CLIMATE POLITICS - On-the-fence Democratic lawmakers will determine the fate of two bills vital to achieving Gov. Gavin Newsom’s emissions reduction goals, as they face final votes Wednesday, the last of the legislative session.
Vaccines For Teens Without Parental Consent? Not This Year, As Bill Is Pulled
CALIFORNIA BILL - A highly contentious bill intended to allow some California teenagers to be vaccinated without parental consent has been shelved by the author, who said there were not enough votes to get it through on the final day of the legislative session.
