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Feb 23, 2021By Kyle Arnold, THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS February 19, 2021 https://www.bakersfield.com/ap/national/this-year-s-winter-storm-could-become-the-costliest-weather-event-in-texas-history/article_8fdd2b9e-10db-586d-b2e2-9a108b2c0e1d.html DALLAS — The deep freeze and snowfall that paralyzed Texas this…
Feb 19, 2021By Andrew Sheeler, SACRAMENTO BEE February 15, 2021 https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article249217015.html#storylink=cpy MARCH FOR RACIAL JUSTICE AND MALPRACTICE REFORM Protesters on Saturday held a march…
Feb 15, 2021By Scott Linesburgh, THE STOCKTON RECORD February 13, 2021 https://www.recordnet.com/story/news/local/2021/02/13/this-shouldnt-have-happened-marchers-call-systemic-reform-after-young-black-father-dies-manteca-er/4479421001/ MANTECA – Sharon Washington-Barnes led a group of more than 40 people…
Feb 13, 2021By Dan Bacher, DAILY KOS February 5, 2021 https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/2/5/2014097/-Big-Oil-spent-10-million-lobbying-CA-officials-as-new-oil-production-well-permits-doubled-in-2020 The powerful oil industry lobby in California in 2020 spent less on lobbying in California…
Feb 5, 2021By Daniel Wilson, LAW360 February 5, 2021 A pair of veterans have hit USAA with a putative class action in California federal…
Feb 5, 2021Op-Ed Commentary by Greer Levin, for HOSPITAL WATCHDOG January 29, 2021 https://hospitalwatchdog.org/op-ed/ Doctors’ Lobby Protect Their Own At Medical Board Governor Newsom…
Jan 29, 2021A new report released by Earthworks, along with allies VISION California and Center for Biological Diversity, reveals that California, often portrayed by the state’s politicians and…
Jan 28, 2021By Dakota Smith, LOS ANGELES TIMES January 22, 2021 https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-01-22/la-dwp-billing-scandal-victim-targets-feuer-with-new-suit The Van Nuys man whose lawsuit over a massive Los Angeles Department…
Jan 22, 2021By Debra Kahn, Politico California Pro Newsletter January 19, 2021 PERMISSION SLIPS: California regulators approved more than twice as many permits to drill…
Jan 19, 2021By Max Pringle, SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC PRESS January 13, 2021 Elected Watchdogs in Scandal-Plagued Cities Show How SF Might Avert Future Corruption…
Jan 13, 2021By Alexei Koseff, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE January 13, 2021 https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/Newsom-keeps-politically-connected-picks-in-15865847.php SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom used his emergency powers during the coronavirus pandemic to…
Jan 13, 2021Despite bold promises, our Governor has continuously sided with oil and gas. By Alexandra Nagy, KNOCK LA January 12, 2021 https://knock-la.com/newsom-oil-and-gas-fracking-2021-48d3c44b015f It’s…
Jan 12, 2021By Lydia Wheeler, BLOOMBERG LAW January 8, 2021 https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/hiv-bias-suit-against-cvs-tests-bounds-of-obamacare-protections Mail-order drug policy at issue in proposed class action Decision could clarify antidiscrimination…
Jan 8, 2021By Dustin Gardner, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE December 23, 2020 https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/California-approved-far-more-permits-to-drill-15825548.php SACRAMENTO — In the same year Gov. Gavin Newsom declared that the…
Dec 23, 2020French Laundry debacle, appointment of top aide raise serious questions about who the governor really represents Op-Ed commentary by Charles Johnson, MERCURY NEWS…
Dec 17, 2020By Bob Egelko, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE December 10, 2020 https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Suit-that-claims-AIDS-patients-lost-medical-15789485.php HIV/AIDS patients who said they lost access to potentially vital medical information…
Dec 11, 2020EDITORIAL by THE SACRAMENTO BEE EDITORIAL BOARD December 10, 2020 https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/editorials/article247744605.html In November, Gov. Gavin Newsom created a national scandal by attending…
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