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By Nicole Nixon, KPBS, CAPITOL PUBLIC RADIO October 23, 2020 https://www.kpbs.org/podcasts/san-diego-news-matters/2020/oct/23/candidates-trade-attacks-district-7-city-council-r/ Californians are voting on a dozen ballot propositions this election, including Prop 24,…
Oct 23, 2020The Newsom administration has established a pattern of approving permits during busy news cycles. By Steve Horn, CAPITAL & MAIN October 23, 2020 Gov.…
Oct 23, 2020By Wendy Davis, MEDIAPOST DIGITAL NEWS DAILY October 23, 2020 https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/357145/consumer-reports-endorses-california-ballot-initia.html The influential watchdog Consumer Reports has endorsed a ballot initiative aimed at…
Oct 23, 2020A representative with CalRecycle disputes that claim. By Kevin Smith, THE DAILY NEWS OF LOS ANGELES October 23,2020 Consumers forfeited $60 million…
Oct 23, 2020By Christine Roher + Randy Mac, KNBC TV-4 LOS ANGELES, CA October 21, 2020 Click here to watch the video of this…
Oct 21, 2020By Lyle Adriano, INSURANCE BUSINESS AMERICA October 20, 2020 https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/catastrophe/consumer-advocate-lashes-out-at-insurers-for-exploiting-ca-wildfires-236717.aspx Consumer advocate group Consumer Watchdog has issued a statement accusing the insurance…
Oct 20, 2020By Dan Bacher, RED GREEN & BLUE October 17, 2020 CA regulators issue 6 new fracking permits yesterday, bringing the total this…
Oct 17, 2020By THE SACRAMENTO BEE EDITORIAL BOARD October 15, 2020 https://www.sacbee.com/article246477815.html Proposition 24, also known as the California Privacy Rights Act, would strengthen…
Oct 15, 2020By J. Jennings Moss, SILICON VALLEY BUSINESS JOURNAL October 9, 2020 https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2020/10/09/prop-24-would-strengthen-states-new-digital.html By J. Jennings Moss – Silicon Valley Business Journal 10…
Oct 9, 2020By Dakota Smith, LOS ANGELES TIMES October 6, 2020 https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-10-06/la-fined-serious-abuse-evidence-dwp-case A Superior Court judge on Tuesday ordered the city of Los Angeles…
Oct 6, 2020By John Woolfolk, THE MERCURY NEWS October 5, 2020 Proposition 24: Big Tech quiet in California data privacy initiative fight Proposition 24 on the…
Oct 5, 2020By Chris Ramirez and Olivia Wynkoop, GOLDEN GATE XPRESS October 3, 2020 https://goldengatexpress.org/94521/election-2020/the-xpress-2020-california-ballot-measure-voting-guide/ Californians will have the option to vote on 12 statewide…
Oct 3, 2020By Jocelyn Gecker, ASSOCIATED PRESS October 3, 2020 https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2020-10-03/andrew-yang-takes-lead-in-california-data-privacy-measure SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Fitbits on our wrists collect our health and fitness…
Oct 3, 2020By Dan Ross, CAPITAL AND MAIN September 30, 2020 Can L.A. County Turn Around Its Nursing Home Debacle? For many, the health…
Sep 30, 2020Host – Larry Mantle, AIR TALK – KPCC 89.3 FM SCPR Pasadena, CA September 30, 2020 Click here to listen to the…
Sep 30, 2020By Judith Lewis Mernit, CAPITAL AND MAIN September 30, 2020 https://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/story/news/2020/09/29/california-gov-gavin-newsom-and-big-oil-its-complicated/3564007001/ It was early November 2018, and the boosters of Kern County…
Sep 30, 2020By John Wildermuth, THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE September 24, 2020 https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/Californians-could-sign-ballot-measures-online-if-15595362.php A consumer advocacy group wants to pull most of the rickety…
Sep 25, 2020By Janet Wilson, THE DESERT SUN September 24, 2020 https://www.desertsun.com/story/news/environment/2020/09/23/newsom-aims-phase-out-new-hydraulic-fracking-permits-california-2024/3506908001/ Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday vowed to work with the state legislature…
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