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They fought wildfires while serving time. A new law gives them a shot at Cal Fire jobs
BY ADAM ECHELMAN (This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters.) Firefighting is grueling work — 24-hour work days, backbreaking labor, and of course, the heat. It’s no different for incarcerated firefighters, who are responsible for nearly half of the emergency hours spent combatting California’s wildfires. Once they leave prison, many former firefighters struggle to find work,…
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California sheriff broke election law by seizing ballots, state Supreme Court rules
BY BEN CHRISTOPHER AND NIGEL DUARA (This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters.) Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco broke the law and created “a substantial risk to election integrity” when he seized more than 650,000 ballots California’s Supreme Court ruled on Thursday morning. The justices ruled unanimously that Bianco must return the ballots to the county’s top election administrator and…
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Gavin Newsom has Talarico moment with phony fly fishing stunt
If the boot doesn’t fit, you probably should not force your foot into it By Katy Grimes (Republished from The California Globe – californiaglobe.com) California Governor Gavin Newsom just had a “Talarico” moment of inauthenticity, of epic proportions. Poor James Talarico is trying so hard to convince Texans that he is one of them: rugged, manly,…
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California high-speed rail consultants flew first-class, visited bars and a nightclub on taxpayers’ money
BY YUE STELLA YU AND JULIET WILLIAMS (This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters.) California’s High Speed Rail Authority paid nearly $600,000 in unallowable travel expenses to “questionable locations that appear unrelated to state business,” including trips to gyms, a nightclub, an escape room, a tiki bar and a cigar lounge over a two-year period, according…
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US DOJ criminal investigation into Gov Newsom’s international travel and personal spending
Many donors are simultaneously regulated, seeking permits, negotiating compacts, or fighting bills the governor can sign or veto By Katy Grimes (Republished from The California Globe – californiaglobe.com) The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating California Governor Gavin Newsom’s international travel and personal spending. The U.S. Attorney’s office issued subpoenas this month requesting testimony and communications…
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California’s ballot petition racket just got caught
What prosecutors describe is petition signature fraud, identity theft wearing a civic costume By Jay Rogers (Republished from The California Globe – californiaglobe.com)] Somewhere in Sacramento a legislative staffer is drafting a press release about “the will of the people.” Down on Skid Row, the will of the people goes for two or three dollars a…
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Steve Hilton: Abolish the DMV
BY LYNN LA (REPUBLISHED FROM CAL MATTERS – CALMATTERS.ORG) Saying “enough is enough,” Steve Hilton said he wants to get rid of the California Department of Motor Vehicles. Rallying in front of a DMV office in West Hollywood on Tuesday, the Republican candidate for governor said he wants to abolish the department by transferring its functions to a…
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California could be first in the nation to create smoke-damage standards
BY LEVI SUMAGAYSAY (This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters.) Two smoke-damage bills awaiting the governor’s signature address a longstanding issue brought to the fore by the Los Angeles County fires: When is it safe for wildfire survivors to move back into their homes? After the deadly January 2025 fires, which destroyed more than…
