Government

Taxpayers did not volunteer to underwrite Assemblyman Jackson’s nonprofit By Katy Grimes (Republished from The California Globe – california globe.com) California Assemblyman Dr. Corey Jackson (D-Moreno Valley), who received his Masters in Social Work, founded and directs the nonprofit Center Against Racism and Trauma (CART), which has only been tax-exempt since February 2022. Earlier this year, he named CART his legislative…

BY LEVI SUMAGAYSAY (This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters.) After nearly a month of intense closed-door negotiations, California lawmakers on the last day of session killed a compromise bill that failed to insulate utilities when they cause catastrophic wildfires. Gov. Gavin Newsom and the utilities had fought to significantly reduce what utility companies…

BY JEANNE KUANG AND  LEVI SUMAGAYSAY (This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters) Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday backed off his proposal to reduce costs for electrical utilities after their equipment sparks wildfires, agreeing instead to a narrower deal after homeowners, insurers and fire survivors argued his original plan would have shifted those costs onto them. Instead, the…

It is selective accommodation, while traditional American Christian holidays get watered down By Katy Grimes, The California Globe (Republished from californiaglobe.com) A mere 25 years since the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States by nineteen Islamic extremists, and the California Legislature appears ready to adopt two Muslim holidays. Are Democrats following in the footsteps…

I will not stop fighting until every sex offender is barred from holding public office in California’ said Sen. Valladares By Katy Grimes, The California Globe (Republished from The California Globe – californiaglobe.com) A bill to keep convicted sex offenders from holding public office made it through the Assembly 67 to 0 in early July. Then…

BY RACHEL BECKER (This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters.) California’s last working nuclear power plant sits cradled in a landscape that would worry any firefighter when the wind picks up. The Pacific Ocean and its perpetual fog lick the western edge of the coastal bluffs holding the Diablo Canyon Power Plant. But the…

The actions form part of a criminal probe tied to claims of rape, sexual assault, unsolicited explicit messages, and other misconduct by several women, including a former staffer (Republished from The California Globe – californiaglobe.com) By Megan Barth In a dramatic escalation of the federal investigation into multiple allegations of sexual misconduct and assault against disgraced…

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Opening statements started Tuesday in a pivotal trial for Meta Platforms in a California federal court, where states are seeking billions of dollars in damages for social media harms to children. Attorneys general from California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey are seeking a financial penalty that could, in theory, total as…