Newsom Declares State of Emergency in California
Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency for thirteen counties in southern California following days of record-breaking snowfall that…
Category: California State Politics
Public Schools Become Political Battleground
The recent political debate over education arrived in San Francisco as voters in this famously progressive city overwhelmingly recalled three…
California Joins Other States and Relaxes Pandemic Restrictions
State political leaders in California announced the relaxation of some of the country’s most restrictive COVID policies. Governor Gavin Newsom…
Newsom Prevails in Recall Election
California voters handily rejected a costly, highly- charged recall effort in the state, thereby allowing Governor Gavin Newsom to serve…
LA Issues New Limits as COVID Cases Surge
Los Angeles County officials announced a new stay-at-home order as COVID-19 cases exceeded a 4,500 daily average over five days.…
PG&E Pleads Guilty to Cal. Wildfire Deaths
On March 23, Pacific Gas & Electric announced that the company has plead guilty to 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter…
Latest Wave of California Wildfires
Wildfires have burned through over 100,000 acres of land in Southern and Northern California as firefighters struggle to contain 8…
California to End Private Prisons
On October 11, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law that would create a state-wide ban on current…