Tag: California
5 big Wins, 2 big losses on key eco-ballot initiatives
An energy and big business-backed state constitutional amendment passed in Colorado, while a controversial carbon tax initiative in Washington went down to defeat.
The next phase in Bernie’s revolution has already begun
The fight for Prop 61 in California could be a watershed moment in American health care.
Orca Theatrical Shows and Breeding Banned in California
California has just become the first state to ban orca breeding and orca entertainment shows.
California Freeways Will Soon Generate Electricity
If they are successful, perhaps other states will consider harvesting electricity from their busy roadways.
How Bernie Won California: The Official Un-Count
If all votes were created equal and actually tallied, the Golden State would most likely be in Bernie’s pocked.
Former State Senator and Assemblyman Both Admit Accepting and Concealing Bribes
Initially facing up to 396 years in federal prison for his 24-count indictment, Ron Calderon accepted a plea deal in which prosecutors are only seeking no more than 70 months in prison.
With Five Million Votes Still Uncounted and Unreported in the Democratic...
More than half of all votes cast in the California Democratic primary -- over 4.5 million votes compared to the 3.6 million reported as cast on election evening -- have not been counted, or if counted, the results have not been disclosed.
San Francisco Becomes First Major City to Require Solar Panels on...
California also has more solar jobs and installed more megawatts of solar capacity last year than any other state in the nation.
California, New York Launch 60 Million Americans Into A $15 Minimum...
About 60 million Americans live in the two states that signed $15 minimum wage plans into law Monday.
KKK Graffiti Spurs High School Student Walk Out in California
This incident comes after a string of racist attacks in southern California, including a KKK stabbing in Anaheim, and an attack just one day later against Latinos in Los Angeles by knife wielding white supremacists screaming, “Heil Hitler!”
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Unions win settlement forcing Trump administration to rescind shutdown mass-firing policy
The agreement follows a court fight that began after roughly 4,200 federal employees received layoff notices during last fall's 43-day shutdown.
States settle antitrust suit over $111 billion Paramount-Warner Bros. merger
Critics say a force-majeure clause and a company-appointed editorial board leave the settlement's protections easy to escape.
The best comeuppance for the first anti-American administration – perpetual exposure as the seditious...
If Russia or China wanted a Manchurian candidate (a brainwashed stooge who betrays his own background and constituency), could they have surpassed the president harumphing in the White House?
Why didn’t Netanyahu’s cabinet preempt October 7 (since it knew about it in advance)?
New York Times reporting confirms Israeli leadership had advance intelligence before the October 7 attack, raising fresh questions about why it was not acted on.
Federal judge orders White House to restore access for CNN, MS NOW and Politico
The order lasts 14 days, and the outlets have until Monday to seek a preliminary injunction after some reporters were briefly turned away despite the ruling.