Category: Northern California

California Governor Rejects Parole for Robert F. Kennedy Assassin

January 13, 2022
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SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Sirhan Sirhan, who assassinated presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy in 1968, was denied parole Thursday by California’s governor, who said the killer remains a threat to the public and hasn’t taken responsibility for a crime that altered American history. Kennedy, a U.S. senator from New York, was shot moments after he claimed victory in…

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Time for a Half-Cent Sales Tax Cut Initiative

January 13, 2022
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Commentary What a perfect time for an initiative to cut the California sales tax by a half-cent. In announcing his new budget proposal for fiscal 2022-23, Gov. Gavin Newsom boasted the state enjoyed a $45.7 billion surplus. Inflation also is raging. On Wednesday, the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics announced prices rose 7 percent from…

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California Advance Bill That Would Create Nation’s First Single-payer Health Care System

January 13, 2022
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California lawmakers this week advanced a bill that would create a single-payer health care system, or government-run universal health care, in an 11-3 vote in the Assembly Health Committee. Assembly Bill 1400, also known as the Guaranteed Health Care for All Act, would set in motion “CalCare” for all California residents regardless of citizenship status. The…

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California Advances Bill That Would Create Nation’s First Single-payer Health Care System

January 13, 2022
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California lawmakers this week advanced a bill that would create a single-payer health care system, or government-run universal health care, in an 11-3 vote in the Assembly Health Committee. Assembly Bill 1400, also known as the Guaranteed Health Care for All Act, would set in motion “CalCare” for all California residents regardless of citizenship status. The…

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California Advances Bill That Would Create Nation’s 1st Single-Payer Health Care System

January 13, 2022
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California lawmakers this week advanced a bill that would create a single-payer health care system, or government-run universal health care, in an 11–3 vote in the Assembly Health Committee. Assembly Bill 1400, also known as the Guaranteed Health Care for All Act, would set in motion “CalCare” for all California residents regardless of citizenship status. The…

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California DMV Reviewing Approach to Regulating Tesla’s Public Self-Driving Test: Report

January 12, 2022
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California is reevaluating Tesla Inc.’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) test program, to determine if the electric-car maker’s software should fall under its motor vehicle department’s autonomous vehicle regulations, the Los Angeles Times reported on Tuesday. FSD is an advanced driver assistance system that handles some driving tasks, but Tesla says it does not make vehicles completely…

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Newsom Budget Enmeshes Government More in Our Lives

January 11, 2022
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Commentary If you look beyond the numbers, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2022-23, which begins on July 1, 2022, further enmeshes government in the lives of everyone in the state. At his Monday announcement, the governor was ebullient about the $213 billion in general-fund spending. As in previous budget announcements, he spoke…

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New California Order Permits COVID-19 Positive Healthcare Workers to Return to Work

January 10, 2022
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Under a new temporary guideline to combat the surge in COVID-19 patients, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) will allow healthcare workers to work if they are positive with COVID-19. The order will run until Feb. 1 and applies only to asymptomatic cases. The new order was issued due to the high spread of…

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New California Order Permits COVID-19 Positive Health Care Workers to Return to Work

January 10, 2022
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Under a new temporary guideline to combat the surge in COVID-19 patients, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) will allow health care workers to work if they are positive with COVID-19. The order will run until Feb. 1 and applies only to asymptomatic cases. The new order was issued due to the high spread…

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California’s Newsom Wants Health Coverage for Illegal Immigrants

January 10, 2022
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SACRAMENTO, Calif.—California would be the first state to provide health coverage to all immigrants in the country illegally under the budget Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed Jan. 10. It’s part of his effort to address what he termed five of the most populous state’s biggest challenges in a $286.4 billion budget that builds on a surplus…

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