Nineteen-year-old Petri Alva’s favorite sprint-kayaking event is the 500 meter. “It’s just a fantastic race because it combines speed and endurance in a really challenging way,” he said. He laughed and added, “It’s about 90 seconds of all-out pain.” That’s the positive attitude shared by both Petri and his twenty-five-year-old brother, Zachary Alva. They are…
New California Bill Would Limit Rental Security Deposits to One Month’s Rent
June 1, 2023
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California lawmakers are considering putting a limit on the amount of security deposit landlords can charge renters, drawing opposition from several of the state’s property owners and realtors’ groups. The legislation has recently crossed a major hurdle on its way to full approval. Assembly members on May 22 advanced Assembly Bill 12, sponsored by Assemblyman…
‘Ghost Guns’ Ruling Is a Pointless Attack on Second Amendment Rights
June 1, 2023
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Commentary The term “ghost guns” is an outrageously inaccurate, but effective, epithet against American’s Second Amendment right “to keep and bear arms.” It just means home-made guns, which are become easier than ever to make due to continuous improvements in 3D printing. The latest development for these guns came in California on May 30, when…
What It Is Like to Be a Police Officer in San Francisco: Ex-Officer
May 31, 2023
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A bar owner called the police at 1 p.m. and officers responded 14 hours later at 3 a.m. This is common today in San Francisco, according to a report earlier this year in the San Francisco Chronicle. Such is happening, in part, due to a record low number of sworn San Francisco Police officers causing…
9 California Fentanyl Bills Advance, 8 Targeting Overdose Prevention, One Increasing Penalties
May 31, 2023
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SACRAMENTO—With the fentanyl crisis leading to more than 500 deaths of Californians per week, lawmakers in the California Assembly passed a series of bills on May 25 aimed at preventing overdoses through education, providing more access to opioid reversal medications, and harsher penalties for dealers caught with enough of the drug to kill 500,000 people….
Cut Housing Costs in California by Repealing Prop. 39 From 2000
May 31, 2023
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Commentary One of the defects in California’s political system is how not just the public-employee unions, but the super-wealthy can manipulation the system. They use democracy to short-circuit democracy. A good example is billionaire Reed Hastings, chairman of the board at Netflix. He has long been involved in California’s political process, especially on education. Nothing…
Facing Sweltering Summers, California’s Newsom Floats Plan for State to Buy Energy
May 31, 2023
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SACRAMENTO—For most of the year, California’s quest to rid itself of fossil fuels seems on track: Electric cars populate highways while energy from wind, solar, and water provides much of the power for homes and businesses. Then it gets hot, and everyone in the nation’s most populous state turns on their air conditioners at the…
Hidden Impact of Massive Solar Farms: Residents and Wildlife Affected, Aquifers Threatened
May 30, 2023
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California’s deserts are transforming into a sea of solar panels, as the state seeks to reach ambitious renewable energy goals. But a growing group of residents and environmentalists say the move is coming at a significant price to wildlife, nearby residents’ health, native lands, and even property values. With 776 solar power plants producing approximately…
California Overtime Law Threatens Use of Grazing Goats to Prevent Wildfires
May 30, 2023
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WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Hundreds of goats munch on long blades of yellow grass on a hillside next to a sprawling townhouse complex. They were hired to clear vegetation that could fuel wildfires as temperatures rise this summer. These voracious herbivores are in high demand to devour weeds and shrubs that have proliferated across California after a…
Bill Limiting Insulin Cost to $35 Passes California Senate
May 30, 2023
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California legislation that would limit the cost of a 30-day supply of insulin to $35 has passed the state Senate. Senate Bill 90, sponsored by the American Diabetes Association and presented by Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), was approved unanimously by the Senate May 22. The bill is now under consideration in the state’s Assembly….
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