The latest attack on Californians and low- and middle-income citizens …
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is leading the GOP tax cut effort that will have a devastating impact on Californians' health care. That's saying something.
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No, The Electoral College Isn’t Rigged to Favor Rural Trumpism
It's time to shed the mythical claim that electoral features of the United States Constitution somehow infuse our national political system with a rural Republicanism, conservatism, or Trumpism. This charge appears prominently in Nancy MacLean's controversial book Democracy in Chains , which cites the U.S. Senate's equal representation clause as well as the Electoral College as evidence of the Constitution's anti-democratic features.
Fossil fuel emissions climbing again
Traffic passes through polluted air in Ningbo, China. Fossil fuel emissions in China are projected to grow by approximately 3.5 percent in 2017, leading a global increase.
Californians strongly oppose Trump – and 53% say state’s…
A year after his election, President Trump remains wildly unpopular in California, and the state's voters are split over whether members of Congress should work with him when possible, a new USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll has found. The percentage of voters seeking cooperation overall - 47% - dropped somewhat when it came to Trump's immigration policies, which the state's Democratic officeholders have fought with legislation and lawsuits.
California fire cleanup reaches new step: clearing ruins
Work is underway in California wine country to clear debris from areas ravaged by wildfires that tore through the area a month ago. The flames destroyed more than 8,000 homes in the region north of San Francisco.
Shepard Fairey’s New L.A. Show Isn’t Anti-Trump – It’s Anti-Apathy
Shepard Fairey's iconic "Hope" poster remains one of the most enduring symbols of Barack Obama's historic first presidential campaign. Contrast the piece with the "Make America Great Again" hats and mean-spirited Pepe the Frog memes from the 2016 election, however, and it serves as a stark reminder of just how unhinged so much of our political discourse has become.
Latest: Pair suspected of looting in California fire zone
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CALmatters Commentary: California economy humming, but high poverty persists
When, for example, he unveiled a revised state budget last May, he included what has become boilerplate, warning that "by the time the budget is enacted in June, the economy will have finished its eighth year of expansion - only two years shorter than the longest recovery since World War II. A recession at some point is inevitable."
Hawker Pacific Aerospace Recognized for Partnering with ECF to Employ …
Hawker Pacific Aerospace has earned an "Excellence in Employment Award" from the California Disability Services Association for partnering with the Exceptional Children's Foundation to employ adults with developmental disabilities in a number of roles at their production facility in Sun Valley, California. Hawker began a pilot program with ECF's Exceptional Employment Solutions four years ago to train, place and support three adults with special needs on their staff.
Northern California may need years to recover from wildfires
It will take at least months and likely years to fully recover from devastating wildfires that ripped through Northern California earlier this month, destroying at least 8,900 structures and killing 42 people, Sonoma County officials said Saturday. "We don't control these things, and it makes you realize how small you are in the world when something like this happens," Sheriff Rob Giordano said.
The Latest: Pelosi: California fire response can be a model
Nancy Pelosi, the top Democrat in the U.S. House, says Northern California's wildfires that destroyed 8,900 buildings and killed 42 people can serve as a national model for disaster response. Pelosi, of San Francisco, is joining other members of Congress on Saturday touring Sonoma and Napa counties, which were hard hit by the nearly two dozen fires that raged for more than a week in mid-October.
Hammers, axes will test prototypes for border wall
Contractors have completed eight prototypes of President Trump's proposed border wall with Mexico, triggering a period of rigorous testing to determine if they can repel sledgehammers, torches, pickaxes and battery-operated tools. Contractors have completed eight prototypes of President Trump's proposed border wall with Mexico, triggering a period of rigorous testing to determine if they can repel sledgehammers, torches, pickaxes and battery-operated tools.
Absence of Xi heir among new China leaders raises questions
A former judge who led Guatemala's soccer federation is set to be the first person sentenced in the U.S. in the world soccer scandal. A former judge who led Guatemala's soccer federation is set to be the first person sentenced in the U.S. in the world soccer scandal.
Dispelling Myths and Misinformation on the Road to an AIDS-Free Generation
When Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law a bill to modernize California's outdated HIV laws, the national movement to end criminal prosecutions based on a person's HIV-positive status achieved a great milestone. The enactment of Senate Bill 239, sponsored by state Sen. Scott Wiener and Assemblymember Todd Gloria, moves California to the forefront in eliminating the stigma that arises for people living with HIV from these types of prosecutions.
The Right Stuff: Sanctuary law a burden to taxpayers
As a response to President Donald Trump about the problems and dangers to American citizens that sanctuary cities presented, the Democratic leadership, endorsed by Gov. Jerry Brown, passed a new law making California itself a sanctuary state. Prior to this new law, there were some 35 cities across California that were identified as sanctuary cities, although several of those cities subsequently disputed that label.
Sen. Tom Cotton chides Californians: ‘Your sanctuary…
Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton told California Republicans they should expect better days ahead, in part, because of liberal overreach by California Democrats on taxes, immigration and other issues affecting the daily lives of working-class Americans. Cotton invoked the memory of former president and California governor Ronald Reagan as a guiding light, and ridiculed House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi as a harbinger of doom.
EPA to help with cleanup of hazardous waste from fires
In this Sept. 29, 2017, file p photo, California Gov. Jerry Brown speaks in San Francisco.
In California, Bannon Takes Swipes at Bush, Silicon Valley
Former White House adviser Steve Bannon on Friday depicted former President George W. Bush as bumbling and inept, faulting him for presiding over a "destructive" presidency during his time in the White House. Bannon's scathing remarks amounted to a retort to a Bush speech in New York earlier this week, in which the 43rd president denounced bigotry in Trump-era American politics and warned that the rise of "nativism," isolationism and conspiracy theories have clouded the nation's true identity.
Bannon faults George W. Bush for ‘destructive’ presidency
Former White House adviser Steve Bannon depicted former U.S. President George W. Bush as bumbling and inept, faulting him for presiding over a "destructive" presidency during his time in the White House. Bannon's scathing remarks on Friday night amounted to a retort to a Bush speech in New York earlier this week, in which the 43rd president denounced bigotry in Trump-era American politics and warned that the rise of "nativism," isolationism and conspiracy theories have clouded the nation's true identity.
In Anaheim, Steve Bannon talks of secession and hammers on McCain, George W. Bush
Steve Bannon speaks at the California Republican Party's semi-annual convention. Bannon is the controversial former chief strategist to President Donald Trump.