Category: Northern California

Will California’s Prop. 209 Go National?

January 31, 2022
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Commentary If America is going to continue competing with China, it has to promote the best of the best in industry, science, and academia. Which is why it’s a positive sign the U.S. Supreme Court may adopt the standard of California’s Proposition 209, which banned affirmative action in all state and local programs, as a…

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Firefighter Shot and Killed While Battling a Fire: Officials

January 31, 2022
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A veteran firefighter was shot and killed while he was responding to a fire in Stockton, California, officials said Monday. Fire Capt. Max Fortuna was attempting to put out a dumpster fire near downtown Stockton when he was hit by gunfire, Stockton Fire Chief Rick Edwards said. The shooting remains under investigation. “This is my worst…

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Signature Gathering to Hold Smash-and-Grab Criminals Accountable Is Underway

January 28, 2022
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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—A signature-gathering effort is underway to increase penalties for repeat smash-and-grab offenders. Rescue California is leading the anti-theft initiative after witnessing an uprising of theft and leniency of criminal prosecution penalties by law enforcement agencies, according to Interim Chair Anne Dunsmore. “Politicians are actually responding to the crisis by making it easier on…

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Emotional Story in New Movie ‘Unsilenced’ Touches Northern Californians

January 27, 2022
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SAN JOSE, Calif.—Tears and silence filled the theater as audience members processed the emotional yet hopeful story in the award-winning film “Unsilenced.” Based on a true story, the two-hour film follows the experiences of an American journalist stationed in China as well as two young couples. The American journalist, tired of the Chinese Communist Party’s…

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Recent Los Angeles Murders Put Spotlight on ‘Equitable’ Approach to Fighting Crime

January 27, 2022
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Commentary Enough is enough. Crime is not usually something I think much about, but two murders in the last two months hit too close to home. Most recent was the senseless murder of 24-year-old Brianna Kupfer from my town of Pacific Palisades. Before that was the equally senseless murder of Jacqueline Avant, the mother of…

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Most Eligible California Cities, Counties Sign Onto $26 Billion Opioid Settlement With Drug Distributors

January 27, 2022
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Over 90 percent of eligible California cities and counties have signed onto a historic billion-dollar settlement with the nation’s three major pharmaceutical distributors over their alleged role in fueling the widespread opioid epidemic in the state, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced on Wednesday. The $26 billion settlement with Cardinal Health, McKesson, AmerisourceBergen as well as Johnson & Johnson, comes following investigations…

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San Jose Gun Owners Now Required to Pay Annual Fees, First in the US

January 26, 2022
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SAN JOSE, Calif.—The San Jose City Council made history during a Jan. 25 meeting by requiring residents who own firearms to obtain liability insurance and pay an annual nonprofit fee, the first of its kind in the United States. After four hours of discussion, debate, and public comments supporting and opposing the new law, the…

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California Legislation Would Require Insurers to Disclose Fossil Fuel Investments

January 26, 2022
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Proposed legislation would require more than 1,500 private insurance companies operating in California to disclose their investments and dealings in oil and gas companies. Assemblyman Marc Levine (D-Marin County) introduced Assembly Bill 1694 (AB 1694) on Jan. 25. The bill would require insurers would take effect Jan. 1, 2024, and would require insurers to disclose…

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New Bill Would Ban Cigarette Butts and Disposable Vapes in California

January 25, 2022
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A California lawmaker proposed a bill Jan. 25 to ban disposable electronic vapes and tobacco filters to protect public health and the environment. Assemblywoman Luz Rivas (D-San Fernando Valley) introduced Assembly Bill 1690 at a virtual press conference alongside the bill’s co-authors, assemblymembers Mark Stone (D-Monterey Bay) and Cottie Petrie-Norris (D-Irvine). “For more than half…

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California’s Solar Proposal Paused Amid Public Backlash

January 25, 2022
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SACRAMENTO, Calif.—A controversial vote before the California Public Utilities Commission on a proposal that could dramatically change the state’s burgeoning rooftop solar industry has been indefinitely postponed, according to officials. The commission’s proposal—as it reads now—is to not only reduce credits up to 80 percent those homeowners and businesses receive when they generate more power…

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