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Sacramento DA sues city over homelessness crisis
Sacramento DA Thien Ho is hoping a lawsuit will require the city to enforce sidewalk camping ordinances and move the city's homeless into shelters.
State regulators bar Arrowhead from bottling most mountain spring water
A report from eight years ago sparked a state investigation into Arrowhead Water’s water rights in the San Bernardino National Forest.
California’s former oil boss sues state for wrongful termination
The former head of CalGEM claims that Gov. Gavin Newsom retaliated against him for refusing to stop issuing new oil well permits.
New poll finds majority of Californians oppose cash reparations for Black residents
The California Legislature and Gov. Gavin Newsom will have to decide on the issue of cash reparations for Black Californians. The majority of the state, however, does not want to see them move forward with that recommendation from the Reparations Task Force.
Assembly passes human trafficking bill months after it appeared dead in committee
Months after declaring sex trafficking to not be a serious offense, the Assembly made good on its promise to reconsider the issue and increase penalties for traffickers.
Assembly Republicans take aim at Newsom over homelessness
California has spent $20 billion to fight the homelessness crisis with little to show for it. Assembly Republicans want to see anti-camping ordinances back in action.
New initiative would change how CEQA is applied to new housing
Steve Hilton’s proposal would put a limit on who can use CEQA to stall new housing developments, something that is currently a thorn in the side of developers across the state.
California Dems block Alexandra’s Law, drawing accusations that they are sided with drug cartels
Meanwhile, a group of parents who have lost loved ones to the fentanyl crisis are proposing a ballot initiative to hold fentanyl dealers accountable.
California Republicans push for Alexandra’s Law, warning fentanyl dealers that they could be charged with homicide
Democrats in the State Senate Public Safety Committee refused to pass Alexandra’s Law a few months ago. Republicans have returned with a Constitutional Amendment to put before voters.
California ballot proposal targets one man’s political agenda
Michael Weinstein has long been politically active in California, spending over $100 million of his nonprofit foundation’s money on ballot measures. Now a new ballot initiative seeks to curtail his spending and influence.
