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California Voters Will Decide On A Veto Referendum Repealing The Oil And Gas Regulation Law In 2024

The California Secretary of State announced a veto referendum seeking to repeal Senate Bill 1137 (SB 1137) had qualified for 2024.

Zenger

Amid spy balloon fears, California bill bars China from owning land near military bases

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Just days after the U.S. shot down a Chinese spy balloon capable of collecting communications signals, two California lawmakers have introduced a bill intended to block hostile foreign governments from conducting surveillance of sensitive American locations.

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Anita Chabria: The 'plantation mentality' of farm work means brutal housing conditions are normal

HALF MOON BAY, Calif. — The bloodstains that mark the violent deaths of Aixiang Zhang and her husband, Zhishen Liu, are still visible on the ground of the mushroom farm where they were shot last month — fading patches that will be gone with the next rain.

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Newsom administration offers legislation to protect western Joshua tree

LOS ANGELES — Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration on Wednesday proposed the first legislation focused on protecting a climate-threatened species while also permitting development across Southern California’s sunniest desert parcels.

Los Angeles Times

Trump gains lead in PredictIt’s Republican primary market for first time since November

As of February 6, 2023, PredictIt’s 2024 presidential market shows President Joe Biden (D) leading at $0.34, followed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) at $0.30, and former President Donald Trump (R) at $0.26. No other candidate has more than a $0.10 share price. The share price, which rises and…

Ballotpedia

Corporations turn to ballot to combat California's progressive agenda, raising alarms

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Twice in the last two weeks, major corporations have scored wins in their fights against progressive policies approved by Democrats at the California Capitol.

Los Angeles Times

'Ear Hustle' podcast co-host is free from San Quentin prison

A co-host of “Ear Hustle,” the Pulitzer Prize-nominated podcast produced behind bars, has been released from San Quentin State Prison, a year after California’s governor commuted his sentence

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California bill would protect native western Joshua tree

A bill backed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration would provide protections to the western Joshua tree, a native desert plant known for its distinct appearance

The Independent UK

Disability Rights Group Challenges California Law That Forces the Mentally Ill Into Court-Ordered Treatment

"On its face, the CARE Act violates essential constitutional guarantees of due process and equal protection while needlessly burdening fundamental rights to privacy, autonomy and liberty," the petition states.

Reason

Warehouse boom transformed Inland Empire. Are jobs worth the environmental degradation?

For decades, Bosch Dairy in Ontario, California, where three generations raised cattle, was a bucolic outpost with fields of cows and rows of eucalyptus to cut the driving wind that came down the Cajon Pass.

Los Angeles Times

Calif. tax breaks worsen growing deficit

Foregone revenues add up to more than double the amount of the expected deficit

Salon

California voters will decide on a veto referendum to repeal an oil and gas regulation law in 2024

The California secretary of state announced that a veto referendum seeking to repeal Senate Bill 1137 (SB 1137) had qualified for the 2024 ballot on Feb. 3.

Ballotpedia

George Skelton: Newsom promised to punish 'Big Oil' for profiteering, but so far it's just talk

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Since early fall, Gov. Gavin Newsom has been loud and adamant about punishing "greedy Big Oil" for its "windfall" profits. But talk is cheap. He still hasn't produced a detailed plan.

Los Angeles Times

Newsom wants the feds to investigate California's high natural gas prices

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday jumped into the debate over the spike in natural gas prices affecting millions of California utility customers, calling on federal regulators to look at whether gouging or market manipulation is at work.

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Capital & Main

Will California Leaders Take a Hard Look at Tax Breaks?

Foregone revenues add up to more than double the amount of the expected deficit.

Los Angeles Times

What the crisis on the Colorado River means for Southern California

LOS ANGELES — Call it water whiplash: As California recovers from one of its wettest months in recent history, the Colorado River is still dwindling toward dangerous lows.

Zenger

Initiative To Increase The Vote Threshold For New Or Increased Taxes In California Qualifies For The 2024 Ballot

California constitutional amendment to increase the vote threshold for new or increased state & local taxes has qualified in 2024.

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: Big Oil reaps record profits while the planet burns. California should curb its greed

Chevron, Shell, Exxon Mobil and other oil companies made more money than ever in 2022, showing just how massive a windfall they reaped as surging gas prices made it a struggle for drivers to afford filling up.

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The Independent UK

California won't require COVID vaccine to attend schools

California won’t make children get the coronavirus vaccine to attend schools

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Gunman ‘essentially executed’ California police officer on duty, investigators say

FRESNO, Calif. — Authorities on Friday described the killing of a Selma police officer as happening before the officer had a chance to react, and said he was “essentially executed.”

Los Angeles Times

George Skelton: Newsom is pushing for more gun control restrictions. Polling shows Californians overwhelmingly support them

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democratic lawmakers are launching a new effort to restrict who can carry concealed loaded guns — and where — as fresh polling data show that California voters have their backs.

Tribune News Service

Gavin Newsom is ‘arrogant and defensive.’ Fresno DA doubles down against California governor after shooting of California officer

FRESNO, Calif. — The war of words between California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Fresno County District Attorney Lisa A. Smittcamp was renewed Thursday with the local prosecutor using words like “arrogant” and “defensive” to describe the governor.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Report concludes that California EV plan is a fantasy

California has mandated that by 2035 all new vehicle sales must be plug-ins. A handful of blue states have fallen in line and copied the Golden State’s edict. Nevada regulators have floated the same proposal, and more than a few Democrats in the Legislature would eagerly leap on the bandwagon.

Los Angeles Times

Mark Z. Barabak: California Sen. Dianne Feinstein needs to do the right thing and not seek reelection

Today we answer questions about ageism, sexism and the rompin', stompin' contest to succeed Dianne Feinstein in the U.S. Senate.

Los Angeles Times

California Democrats try again to rewrite concealed-carry gun law

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Five months after a high-profile gun control bill died amid Democratic infighting in Sacramento, California lawmakers are trying to revive the legislation to strengthen the state’s restrictions on who can carry loaded firearms in public.

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