Category: Northern California

First-of-Its-Kind Fast Food Regulation Council Established Under Union-Backed Bill in California

February 1, 2022
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SACRAMENTO—More than 500,000 of California’s fast-food workers will now be eligible to negotiate their working conditions and wages after a first-of-its-kind union-backed bill passed in the legislature on Jan. 31. Assembly Bill 257, or the FAST Food Recovery Act, passed in the state legislature in a 41–19 vote despite heavy opposition from several business advocacy…

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370,000 Californians Rely on Contaminated Drinking Water, Study Finds

February 1, 2022
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Approximately 370,000 Californians’ drinking water is highly contaminated with chemicals that harm human health, according to an analysis led by researchers at the University of California—Berkeley and the University of California—Los Angeles. The study, published Dec. 22, 2021, focused on the three pervasive chemical contaminants: arsenic, nitrate, and hexavalent chromium. Arsenic naturally exists in groundwater,…

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Universal Health Care Would Lead to Doctor Exodus: Expert

February 1, 2022
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A single-payer health care bill died in the California State Assembly on Jan. 31 without enough support from lawmakers—a win, according to a health care policy expert, as the bill would have increased taxes and slashed doctors’ payroll. Sally Pipes, president in Health Care Policy at the Pacific Research Institute, told the EpochTV’s “California Insider”…

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California Moves to Allow Transfer of Inmates on Nation’s Largest Death Row to Other Prisons

February 1, 2022
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom and other state officials are moving to enable all inmates on the nation’s largest death row to transfer to other prisons, utilizing a little-observed provision in a voter-approved proposition. Newsom, a Democrat, placed a moratorium on executions in 2019, claiming the death penalty was “a failure.” No executions have been carried…

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Keep the Gann Limit Guard Against Overspending in California

February 1, 2022
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Commentary In California, no bad idea goes unburied. The latest revenant is an attempt to repeal the Gann limit. After the Proposition 13 tax limitation was passed in 1978, taxpayer advocates next took on the cause of tax increases: excessive spending. In 1979, voters passed Proposition 4, by a whopping 74 percent. It was called…

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‘An Absolute Mad Rush’: Californians Confess Why They’re Fleeing the State

February 1, 2022
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When former Bay Area resident Terry Gilliam, 62, started the Facebook group “Leaving California” in 2018, the group attracted 200 members within six months. Four years later, the group has over 50,000 members, and the number continues to climb every week. “In the last 30 days, we’ve added 11,000 members, which is darn close to…

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‘An Absolute Mad Rush’: Californians Reveal Why They’re Fleeing the State

February 1, 2022
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When former Bay Area resident Terry Gilliam, 62, started the Facebook group “Leaving California” in 2018, the group attracted 200 members within six months. Four years later, the group has over 50,000 members, and the number continues to climb every week. “In the last 30 days, we’ve added 11,000 members, which is darn close to…

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California Single-Payer Health Care Bill Dies in State Assembly

January 31, 2022
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California State Assembly members were slated to vote on single-payer health care bill Assembly Bill 1400 on Jan. 31 after it passed a series of hurdles this month. However, the bill didn’t have enough support to pass the legislative body, and lawmakers let the bill die without bringing it to a vote by the deadline. “We…

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Officials React to Newsom, Garcetti Maskless at NFC Playoff Game at SoFi Stadium

January 31, 2022
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INGLEWOOD, Calif.—Several California officials are under fire after they were photographed without masks at a Jan. 30 National Football Conference (NFC) playoff game at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood. The LA Rams earned their spot in the Superbowl LVI when they beat the San Francisco 49ers 20–17, and the high-profile football match drew high-profile guests—including Gov….

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Officials React to Newsom, Garcetti Maskless at NFC Championship Game

January 31, 2022
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INGLEWOOD, Calif.—Several California officials are under fire after they were photographed without masks at a Jan. 30 National Football Conference (NFC) Championship game at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood. The LA Rams earned their spot in the Superbowl LVI when they beat the San Francisco 49ers 20–17, and the high-profile football match drew high-profile guests—including Gov….

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