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Reports: Legislators, Google set to announce deal on local news fund
California lawmakers this week were expected to announce a deal with Google requiring the tech giant to pay into a multimillion-dollar fund supporting local journalism, according to published reports. The deal will kill AB 886 and SB 1327, two bills that attempted to fund newsrooms via contributions from the tech...
State Senator Mike McGuire is Acting Governor While Newsom is in Chicago
A former Healdsburg High School graduate is acting as California’s Governor this week. State Senate President Pro-Temp Mike McGuire is stepping up as Acting Governor this week while Gavin Newsom is in Chicago at the Democratic National Convention. McGuire issued a statement, saying it was an honor to serve as Acting Governor while students return to school across the state, and that his office is in constant contact with Cal Fire during this hot, dry part of late summer. McGuire graduated from Healdsburg High in 1997.
California Senate Approves Bill Allowing Direct Marijuana Sales at Farmers Markets
The Marijuana Herald - Marijuana news and information Yesterday, Assembly Bill 1111 passed its second reading in the full Senate and was ordered to a third and final reading. The bill, introduced by Assemblymember Gail Pellerin (D), would allow marijuana growers to sell their products directly to consumers at state-sanctioned farmers markets, as well as some other temporary events. Even though the measure … Continue reading The post California Senate Approves Bill Allowing Direct Marijuana Sales at Farmers Markets appeared first on The Marijuana Herald.
California county that voted to weigh secession appears better off staying put
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California county that voted to consider whether to secede from the state is in fact receiving its fair share of tax dollars and is better off staying put, according to consultants. The San Bernardino Sun reported Tuesday that Blue Sky Consulting Group...
California system back online 4 months after cyberattack
Poway, Calif.-based Palomar Medical Group has restored its digital systems after a cyberattack hit the provider in May, according to an Aug. 19 report from the San Diego Union-Tribune. Four months later, the system's access to electronic medical records, electronic prescriptions and refills, credit card payment, processing electronic lab and...
Schumer pledges to end cap on SALT deductions after 2025
CHICAGO — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) told reporters at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago Tuesday that he will not allow the Trump-era cap on state and local tax deductions to continue after its scheduled expiration at the end of next year. Former President Trump and his Republican allies in Congress inserted a provision…
A rarely seen deep sea fish is found in California, and scientists want to know why
SAN DIEGO — A rarely seen deep sea fish resembling a serpent was found floating dead on the ocean surface off the San Diego coast and was brought ashore for study, marine experts said.
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