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Sex ed to be mandatory in California high schools

Written on 2 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

California Gov.Jerry Brown signed a pair of bills Thursday that will require high school students in the state to take sex education courses and to learn that “yes means yes.” [Sac Bee] Most California school districts currently offer sexual education... (Continue reading)

California companies offer free marijuana to fire victims

Written on 30 Sep, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Medical marijuana product companies and dispensaries are teaming up to offer free cannabis to patients affected by a destructive Northern California wildfire. [LA Times] Through Oct. 7, companies Care By Design and AbsoluteXtracts are offering free marijuana products up to... (Continue reading)

McCarthy in line to be speaker of the house

Written on 25 Sep, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

House Speaker John Boehner announced Friday that he is resigning, making Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, a Californian, the leading candidate to claim the most powerful job in Congress. [LA Times] McCarthy’s district includes Bakersfield and most of Kern and Tulare... (Continue reading)

California cracks down on ‘dark money’

Written on 23 Sep, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

The California Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) has adopted a regulation that will restrict “dark money” from flowing into state elections from elsewhere in the country. [Mother Jones] Dark money is a term that references donations to political campaigns in... (Continue reading)

Marijuana and assisted suicide bills go to California governor

Written on 14 Sep, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

A series of medical marijuana regulations passed both houses of the California Legislature just prior to a midnight deadline, and a bill that would legalize assisted suicide also moved on to the governor’s desk Friday. Friday marked the final day... (Continue reading)

What bills are under consideration in California?

Written on 8 Sep, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 24 comments

California lawmakers have just four days left in this year’s regular session, and more than 300 bills are awaiting action. [LA Times] Bills under consideration include proposals to fight climate change, legalize assisted suicide and increase tobacco and medical marijuana... (Continue reading)

Don’t sacrifice county farmers in water crisis

Written on 5 Sep, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 24 comments

OPINION By DEBBIE PETERSON San Luis Obispo County’s billion-dollar agricultural industry – which encompasses everything from strawberries to beef cattle – vies for first place with tourism as the top economic engine of our county. More importantly, it provides our... (Continue reading)

California bill calls for restrictions on releasing illegal immigrants

Written on 28 Aug, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 29 comments

As a response to the killing of Cal Poly grad Kathryn Steinle, Republican lawmakers have introduced a bill restricting transfers of illegal immigrants from federal to local custody. [LA Times] SB 57, authored by senators Bob Huff and Shannon Runner,... (Continue reading)

Manson follower again eligible for parole from CMC

Written on 28 Aug, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

Prison officials have again found Manson family member Bruce Davis eligible for parole from the California Men’s Colony. Davis, 72, has been serving life sentences for two 1969 murders, as well as conspiracy to commit murder. He was not directly... (Continue reading)

California Legislature hurrying to pass marijuana regulations

Written on 25 Aug, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

California lawmakers are trying pass a wide variety of medical marijuana regulations before voters may decide whether the state legalizes recreational pot. [Mercury News] Marijuana advocates are currently drafting multiple legalization initiatives that could appear on the California ballot. In... (Continue reading)