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California lawmakers [quietly] pass bill allowing alcohol sales until 4 a.m. at club in new LA Clippers arena
California lawmakers on Tuesday night quietly passed a bill that will flex state law by allowing alcohol sales inside of a club in the future arena of the Los Angeles Clippers until 4 a.m. The bill, AB 3206, will only allow the very early morning sale of alcohol inside of...
California Municipal Revenue & Tax Association celebrates 55 years of elevating municipal administration
Did you know that the California Municipal Revenue & Tax Association (CMRTA) was founded in 1968 when business tax professionals recognized the value of regular networking to improve their knowledge, skills and performance? Since then, CMRTA has grown into a vibrant community of hundreds of local government agencies, state and federal organizations all working together to elevate municipal administration.
California insurances rates set to skyrocket
Car insurance rates are continuing to increase across the Golden State.Janet Ruiz with the Insurance Information Institute says during the pandemic, officials did not approve hikes because there were less cars on the road -- but things have changed."The Department of Insurance has been looking at, and increasing rates appropriately, due to the higher costs of repairing, replacing labor," said Ruiz.Ruiz says in addition, thefts, particularly with Kia and Hyundai's have also taken a toll on auto insurance agencies."Those cars didn't have immobilizers put in them the ones that were easy to steal, but car theft has been on the...
County looking to support state bill counteracting book bans at libraries
As California lawmakers are looking to pass a bill aimed at preventing challenged books from being removed from public library shelves, Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer is pitching San Diego County throw its support behind the measure.
California Democrats divided over changes to Proposition 47
The battle lines are being drawn in a bitter feud between centrist Democrats and progressives in California over changes to Proposition 47, a decade-old law blamed for the rise in drugs and theft in the state. California voters will decide in November on Proposition 36, a measure that will determine how the state should punish people […]
Civic Solutions: California Led the Way in Free School-Lunch Legislation; Here’s Why It’s Catching on Elsewhere
In 2018, the Desert Sands Unified School District was part of a federal pilot program to test out free lunches for all students. Six schools in areas with high rates of poverty were selected. The results were so successful, director of student nutrition Daniel Cappello said, that it expanded to...
WA. trucking officials urge Governor to halt alignment with Cali. truck emissions policies
The Washington State Trucking Associations is urging their governor to reconsider mirroring the zero emissions truck policies put in place in California. WTA president and CEO Sheri Call recently wrote a letter to Washington state Governor Jay Inslee to emphasize the serious impact that the zero emissions truck policy could have on the state’s trucking […] The post WA. trucking officials urge Governor to halt alignment with Cali. truck emissions policies appeared first on CDLLife.
2 Convicted Felons In Maine Courts For Illegally Possessing Guns
A Maine man and another from California were in Maine courtrooms this week on firearms charges. A California Man Convicted a Couple to Make Straw Purchases of Firearms. Lonnel Diggs, who's also known as 'Cash or 'Cashiioso Runzitup,' 40, of Van Nuys, California pleaded guilty in a Portland courtroom on Monday to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
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