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Another California Republican defection: Former party leader bails on the GOP
A former California Republican leader left the party this week, the latest GOP defection in what’s become a trend among Trump-era moderates. Assemblyman Chad Mayes re-registered without party preference, becoming the second California lawmaker this year to leave the Republican party. Assemblyman Brian Maienschein became a Democrat in January, and California Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye […]
Posted inCalifornia Divide
Food banks struggle to meet basic needs of LA County residents
Nonprofits distribute 80 million pounds of food in Los Angeles County per year, helping low-income people survive.
Posted inEconomy
PG&E offers $18 billion for wildfires — less than half would go directly to victims
PG&E is back where it started — searching for a way forward amid tens of billions of dollars in damages from past wildfires. And its narrowing options are driving the state’s largest utility into the arms of Wall Street investors, including a group led by major Republican donor Paul Singer, the billionaire known for his combative style and portfolio of distressed properties.
Posted inWhatMatters
Google, privacy, vaccines, DMV lines, an end to animal trapping, and wild horses
Tech amps up lobbying over data privacy. Vaccination bill passes, but future is uncertain. Newsom moves to end California’s fur trade.
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A mea culpa, a ‘bailout,’ antitrust, infertility, Gavin Newsom’s new vaccine bill demands,
Insurance commissioner issues a mea culpa. Economist calls PG&E plan a bailout. Newsom wants changes to vaccine legislation.
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Newsom’s labor dispute, pay equity, PG&E’s lobby fight, death on the streets, and Delta tunnel
Newsom disinvites labor leader from commission. First partner fights for pay equity. Ad blitz aims to sink PG&E bankruptcy bill.
Posted inEconomy
How much could PG&E’s rates rise? What you need to know
In the past decade, PG&E rates have gone up 31% — faster than inflation — though not as much as San Diego Gas & Electric’s.
Posted inWhatMatters
PG&E play emerges, Newsom visits Paradise, race tracks jockey for position
Battle over PG&E’s fate continues. Newsom recollects first pet. Legislators eye more gun control bills, as gun rights supporters turn to courts.
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Legislators return, the future of work, recycling crisis, UC’s shrouded side door, and segregation in 2019
Legislators return from summer break set to tackle slew of issues, including the nature of work and California’s recycling crisis.