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By Angela Hart and Samantha Young, KAISER HEALTH NEWS October 13, 2021 https://khn.org/news/article/health-industry-wields-power-in-californias-high-stakes-battle-to-lower-health-care-costs/ SACRAMENTO — Gavin Newsom put California’s health care industry…
Oct 13, 2021By Dan Bacher, RED GREEN & BLUE October 9, 2021 Environmental justice advocates respond to oil spill: End neighborhood and offshore oil…
Oct 9, 2021By Emma Newburger, CNBC October 9, 2021 https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/09/oil-wells-in-la-nearby-residents-grapple-with-health-problems.html LOS ANGELES, CALIF. — Stepping out of a coffee shop near Interstate 110 in…
Oct 9, 2021By Dave LaChance, REPAIRER DRIVEN NEWS October 8, 2021 Calif. orders Allstate, Mercury, CSAA to refund excess profits to drivers California’s insurance…
Oct 8, 2021By Dan Bacher, DAILY KOS October 8, 2021 https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/10/8/2057022/-Western-States-Petroleum-Association-launches-lawsuit-against-defacto-moratorium-on-fracking-in-CA As a massive oil spill kills fish and birds off the Orange County…
Oct 8, 2021By Melody Gutierrez, LOS ANGELES TIMES October 7, 2021 https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-10-07/lawmakers-talked-of-overhauling-the-states-embattled-medical-board-how-did-they-do SACRAMENTO — Amid increasing criticism that the state’s medical board is failing to discipline…
Oct 7, 2021EDITORIAL by the Editorial Board of the Southern California NEWS GROUP October 6, 2021 https://www.pe.com/2021/10/06/marc-levine-versus-ricardo-lara/ A game of political musical chairs is underway…
Oct 6, 2021By Jon Healey, Karen Garcia and Madalyn Amato, LOS ANGELES TIMES October 6, 2021 https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2021-10-06/why-do-we-still-have-offshore-drilling-and-spilling The oil spill that’s fouling Southern California beaches has…
Oct 6, 2021By Kathleen Ronayne and Matthew Daly, ASSOCIATED PRESS October 6, 2021 https://apnews.com/article/oil-spills-business-santa-barbara-california-environment-d63df432c594e2e381254a372a42a283 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California has been a leader in…
Oct 6, 2021By Dan Bacher, DAILYKOS October 5, 2021 https://www.dailykos.com/story/2021/10/4/2056120/-Newsom-Administration-issued-138-offshore-drilling-permits-in-CA-waters-prior-to-big-oil-spill Los Angeles — As birds, fish and other wildlife die from the over 126,000 gallons…
Oct 5, 2021By Matthew S. Bajko, BAY AREA REPORTER September 27, 2021 https://www.ebar.com/news/latest_news/309115 A day after Assemblyman Marc Levine (D-Greenbrae) announced his 2022 candidacy…
Sep 27, 2021By Jeannie Nguyen, ASSOCIATED PRESS September 24, 2021 https://apnews.com/article/business-fires-environment-and-nature-crime-california-a91f9697708a75fab39caf5a340c9fbf REDDING, Calif. (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric has been charged with manslaughter and…
Sep 24, 2021By Dan Backer, ELK GROVE NEWS September 24, 2021 http://www.elkgrovenews.net/2021/09/advocates-say-governor-newsoms-15.html Sacramento, CA — Against a backdrop of trees at the site of the KNP Complex…
Sep 24, 2021By Hannah Wiley and Andrew Sheeler, SACRAMENTO BEE – CAPITOL ALERT September 21, 2021 https://www.sacbee.com/article254389309.html In his recent campaign ad, Assemblyman Marc Levine, D-Marin…
Sep 21, 2021By Alexei Koseff, SAN FRANCISO CHRONICLE September 20, 2021 https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/Marc-Levine-to-challenge-insurance-commissioner-16473624.php? SACRAMENTO — Marc Levine, a five-term Assembly member from Marin County, will…
Sep 20, 2021By Staff Reporters, KNX 1070 AM Los Angeles, CA September 17, 2021 Click here to listen to the audio segment of this radio…
Sep 17, 2021By Dan Backer, DAILY KOS September 16, 2021 https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/9/16/2052635/-Los-Angeles-County-Board-of-Supervisors-Approves-Motions-to-Phase-Out-Oil-and-Gas-Drilling LOS ANGELES, CA – On Wednesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved two…
Sep 16, 2021By Staff Reporters, VENDING TIMES September 10, 2021 https://www.vendingtimes.com/news/california-assembly-nixes-bottle-deposit-bill/ The California Assembly failed to act on a budget proposal put forth by…
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