Category: Northern California

Lawsuit Against Alameda County Alleges That Governmental Contract Awards Have Racial Quotas

July 28, 2022
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The Californians for Equal Rights Foundation (CFER) and two co-plaintiffs filed a complaint against Alameda County in the Superior Court of California of Alameda on July 25, alleging that state programs encourage racial quotas. “The argument of the lawsuit is that the Alameda County government is violating both the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution…

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Alameda County Sued Over Alleged Racial Quotas in Public Contracting

July 27, 2022
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A California-based civil rights group sued Alameda County July 25 for policies that allegedly grant racial preferences in government contracting. Californians for Equal Rights Foundation and two individual co-plaintiffs, represented by the nonprofit Pacific Legal Foundation, filed the lawsuit in the Superior Court challenging two Alameda County public contracting programs that impose race-based preferences for…

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California’s Water Mismanagement

July 27, 2022
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Commentary As Californians cope with another blistering summer during what is their third consecutive year of drought, the state legislature has still done nothing of substance to upgrade California’s water supply infrastructure. From the Klamath Basin on the Oregon border to the Imperial Valley on the Mexican border, farmers can’t irrigate their crops, and in…

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California Unemployment Improves Slightly, SoCal Unemployment Climbs

July 26, 2022
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California’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to 4.2 percent in June, down from 4.3 percent in May—or about 9,800 fewer unemployed—according to California Employment Development Department (EDD). However, many places in Southern California saw a slight rise in unemployment. Employers added 19,900 nonfarm payroll jobs in June, which marked the 12th consecutive month with a decrease…

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Judge Blocks Clearing of Oakland Encampment; Newsom Says It Will ‘Endanger the Public’

July 25, 2022
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A district judge in San Francisco issued a restraining order July 22 blocking an effort by the California Department of Transportation (CalTrans) to clear a homeless encampment on Oakland’s Wood Street, the largest such encampment in the city. Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday the ruling will “endanger the public.” “Our roadways and highways are no…

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Californians Can Soon Donate Cryptocurrency to Political Campaigns

July 25, 2022
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Californians will soon be able to donate to political campaigns using digital money, after a July 21 vote by the state’s Fair Political Practices Commission. Citing concerns about traceability, the state banned cryptocurrency donations four years ago. When presenting the proposal to repeal the ban to the commission, General Counsel David Bainbridge said new safeguards…

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California to Allow Cryptocurrency Donations to Political Campaigns

July 25, 2022
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Californians will soon be able to donate to political campaigns using digital money, after a July 21 vote by the state’s Fair Political Practices Commission. Citing concerns about traceability, the state banned cryptocurrency donations four years ago. When presenting the proposal to repeal the ban to the commission, General Counsel David Bainbridge said new safeguards…

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Firefighters Slow Growth of California Blaze Near Yosemite

July 25, 2022
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JERSEYDALE, Calif.—Firefighters have significantly slowed the spread of a huge wildfire burning in a forest near Yosemite National Park, where thousands of residents from mountain communities were still under evacuation orders Monday and smoke was spreading for hundreds of miles around. Crews “made good headway” against the Oak Fire, according to a Sunday night incident…

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San Francisco’s Police Are Leaving, Citing Red Tape

July 25, 2022
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San Franciso’s police force has the lowest number of sworn officers in two decades, and could see more leaving soon, according to an officer in the department. In a recent interview on EpochTV’s “California Insider” program, Sgt. Richard Cibotti, a 14-year veteran with the San Francisco Police Department, cited a recent poll by the San Francisco…

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San Francisco’s Policies Are Leading to Police Exodus: Officer

July 25, 2022
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San Franciso’s police force has the lowest number of sworn officers in two decades, and could see more leaving soon, according to an officer in the department. In a recent interview on EpochTV’s “California Insider” program, Sgt. Richard Cibotti, a 14-year veteran with the San Francisco Police Department, cited a recent poll by the San Francisco…

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