California salmon fishing banned for second year in row
In summary Federal officials moved to cancel commercial and recreational salmon fishing off California as the fish still aren’t thriving. In a devastating blow to California’s fishing industry, federal fishery managers unanimously voted today to cancel all commercial and recreational salmon fishing off the coast of California for the second year in a row. The […]
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Proposed California Law Could Cap CU Overdraft Fees
California state lawmakers are considering legislation that would limit the number of overdraft fees credit unions (CUs) can charge their members. Under SB-1075, the 100+ CUs now doing business in the Golden State would be prohibited from charging their customers more than three overdraft fees per month. The bill would also require CUs to give customers […]
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City Council votes to remove two traffic signals on U.S. Highway 30 | News | #citycouncil
Carroll City Council voted to remove two traffic signals on the intersections on U.S. Highway 30 at Adams Street and Court Street during its meeting Monday evening. The motion made by Councilmember JJ Schreck and seconded by Councilmember Tom Bordenaro, to remove both the traffic signal at the Adams Street and Court Street intersections with […]
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Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler’s use of encrypted iMessages costs city $166,000
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Mayor Ted Wheeler’s continued use of the iMessage feature on his city-issued iPhone between 2017 and 2021 cost the City of Portland $166,893 Wednesday, when the city council unanimously agreed to settle a lawsuit filed over the city’s inability to fulfill a public records request for Wheeler’s text messages. The suit, […]
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Sanders re-emphasizes education and public safety in State of the State address • Arkansas Advocate
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders used Wednesday’s “State of the State” address to tout her ongoing policy priorities, primarily education and law enforcement, and urge state lawmakers to pass her proposed state budget. “Send me a budget that funds critical services for Arkansans while slowing the growth of government and I will sign it,” Sanders […]
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Opinion: California property owners need more protections against squatters now
Powell is a California licensed real estate broker and a former vice president of the San Diego County Board of Education. He lives in San Diego. The state of Florida recently enacted a law that protects private property rights, and provides homeowners remedies against squatting. These new laws will increase penalties for those engaged or […]
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California Isn’t Tracking Homelessness Spending Or Whether It’s Working, Auditor Says
Golden State has spent $24 billion in five years as crisis worsens (Mario Tama/Getty Images) California is not tracking the billions in taxpayer dollars that have been poured into the homelessness crisis and the agency in charge has not established a process for keeping tabs on myriad programs and whether or not they work, the […]
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Sources: Schor looking to work around Council on city hall plan | #citycouncil
By BERL SCHWARTZ AND TYLER SCHNEIDER Lacking the support of the City Council for its plan to move the new city hall to the Masonic Temple, the Schor administration is looking at options for another location that do not involve any input from the Council, sources have told City Pulse. Moreover, sources said that the […]
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Former police chief confronts AR resident at Mayor’s office
HUGHES, Ark. — A confrontation between a former police chief and a resident at the Mayor’s Office has led to fireworks in Hughes, Arkansas. Former Hughes Police Chief Cortez Bowers got into a verbal altercation at with Hughes resident, Corey Weems on April 4. According to Weems, the issue between the two had been brewing […]
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Homeless shelter security guards accused of violence and abuse
In summary Public agencies are funding private security guards in homeless shelters and on the street, opening a new front in the state’s housing crisis — one ripe for violence and civil rights issues, but thin on oversight. Wendy Powitzky thought she’d finally found a way off the street in Orange County. The former hairdresser […]
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