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Wildfires ravage Ventura County shortly after mass shooting

Written on 9 Nov, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Just hours after a mass shooting in Thousand Oaks left 13 people dead, two wildfires broke out in Ventura County, resulting in numerous evacuation orders, as well as burned or damaged structures and Highway 101 closures. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly... (Continue reading)

Thousands of California inmates with life sentences could get paroled

Written on 19 Oct, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

As many as 4,000 inmates serving life sentences in California could be eligible for parole following a decision by the state to give up its legal battle over the implementation of a voter-approved ballot measure. [SF Chronicle] In 2016, California... (Continue reading)

Donnelly vying for Congress in California’s only Republican-on-Republican race

Written on 9 Oct, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

In California’s only Republican-on-Republican congressional race this year, former assemblyman and gubernatorial candidate, Tim Donnelly, is taking aim at a three-term incumbent congressman and retired marine colonel. [Cal Coast Times] The campaign for California’s 8th District congressional seat has been... (Continue reading)

Nearly 1 in 5 cannabis products fail testing in California

Written on 11 Sep, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Over the past two months, the state of California tested nearly 11,000 marijuana products for potency and purity and almost 2,000, or about 18 percent, failed the tests. [U.S. News & World Report] The majority of the products that failed... (Continue reading)

California to phase out fossil fuels for electricity by 2045

Written on 10 Sep, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

Gov. Jerry Brown signed a clean energy bill Monday and put the state on a path to move the generation of electricity completely off fossil fuels. [Cal Coast Times] SB 100 requires California’s utilities to generate 60 percent of their... (Continue reading)

Bill to delay school start times heads to Gov. Brown

Written on 3 Sep, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Middle and high school students could have more time to sleep in on school days if the governor signs SB 328 into law. Both house of the California Legislature voted in favor of a bill Friday that would mandate middle... (Continue reading)

California implementing no cash bail system

Written on 29 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 30 comments

California Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law Tuesday a controversial bill that will eliminate the state’s existing money bail system and replace it with one in which defendants’ custody is determined based on assessments of their threat to public safety... (Continue reading)

Valley Fever kills 6 in SLO County in 2018

Written on 28 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Even though California recorded the highest ever number of cases of Valley Fever last year, cases of the disease are spiking this year, particularly in San Luis Obispo County. [Cal Coast Times] Over the first six months of 2018, six... (Continue reading)

Bill allowing medical marijuana at schools passes California Legislature

Written on 28 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

A bill that would allow parents to come to their child’s school to administer a dose of medical marijuana has made its way to California Gov. Jerry Brown’s desk. [Cal Coast Times] SB 1127, authored by state Sen. Jerry Hill... (Continue reading)

Democratic congressional candidates stand against California gas tax

Written on 27 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

With California’s gas tax becoming a hot issue in congressional races and constituencies in swing districts appearing to support a repeal, certain Democratic candidates for the House of Representatives are taking stands against the fuel tax. [Cal Coast Times] Three... (Continue reading)