California tells residents to get their ‘pot of gold’
Californians have the opportunity to claim 48 million properties worth a combined total of $9.3 billion, according to the state controller’s office. Read More …
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California governor to impose moratorium on the death penalty
California Gov. Gavin Newsom will sign an executive order on Wednesday imposing a moratorium on the death penalty and granting temporary reprieves to all 737 condemned inmates on death row. Read More …
California facing $3.5 billion liability over workers’ unused time off
With California state workers hoarding vacation days and other time off and often receiving six-figure payouts for doing so, taxpayers are faced with another massive liability, in addition to pension debt. Read More …
Jordan Cunningham introduces California bill combating smart speaker eavesdropping
As part of a package of legislation aimed at protecting consumers’ data against abuses by big tech companies, Central Coast Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham introduced a bill on Wednesday that calls for prohibiting smart speaker devices Read More …
PG&E says its equipment probably caused the deadly Camp Fire
PG&E stated in a government filing Thursday that it believes it is probable the company’s equipment will be found to be the source of the 2018 Camp Fire, the deadliest and most destructive blaze in California history. Read More …
California Republicans elect female as new chair at divisive convention
During a convention in Sacramento over the weekend that highlighted divisions between ardent supporters of President Donald Trump and establishment-leaning Republicans pushing for a new, diverse California Republican Party, delegates elected the state party’s first female leader. Read More …
California’s FPPC seeking authority to fine officials who spend public funds on political campaigns
Alleging that public officials are illegally using taxpayer funds for political campaign activity and doing so with impunity, the California Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) is lobbying lawmakers to amend a state law so that it can fine officials who commit such violations. Read More …
Thieves stealing Central Coast succulents, shipping them to East Asia
With certain succulents selling for hundreds of dollars a plant in China, Japan and South Korea, thieves have been pilfering plants from public land in California, including in San Luis Obispo County. Read More …
Trump Administration to cancel nearly $1 billion in funding for California high-speed rail
Amid an escalating feud between the Trump Administration and the state of California, a federal agency has announced its intent to revoke $928.6 million in funding already approved for California’s controversial high-speed rail project. Read More …
California sues Trump Administration over plan to build border wall
California, with the support of 15 other states, is suing the Trump Administration over President Donald Trump’s emergency declaration over the United States-Mexico border and his attempt to fund the construction of a wall. Read More …