A Sales Tax Increase Could Be Coming to Kern
Wed, 07/11/2018
Kern County supervisors moved forward begrudgingly Tuesday with a possible sales tax measure.
Republican Stronghold Rejects Anti-Sanctuary Measure
Wed, 07/11/2018
Could California’s anti-sanctuary movement be losing steam?
Illegal pot grows are killing off this adorable creature. Will the state act?
Wed, 07/11/2018
State and wildlife officials hope to save the Humboldt marten.
New Voter Turnout Effort Mostly Falls Flat
Sun, 07/8/2018
Five California counties tried their hands at a new elections process last month in the hopes of increasing voter turnout. Only one of them saw significantly higher turnout than the rest of the state.
ACLU Sues Riverside Over Youth Diversion Program
Sun, 07/8/2018
Each year, nearly 400 students in Riverside County are placed under the Youth Accountability Team’s supervision, entering into contracts for monitoring and home visits, drug testing, community services, tours of the local jail, and more.
L.A. County Will Consider New Rent Control Measure
Sun, 07/8/2018
L.A. County leaders will consider a plan this month that would temporarily cap rent increases in unincorporated L.A. in an effort to blunt the region’s housing affordability crisis.
Say Goodbye to Soda Taxes for the Next 12 Years
Sun, 07/8/2018
New legislation will bar cities and counties from passing soda taxes until 2031.
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Legal
Sunday, July 8, 2018 - 05:10
The American Civil Liberties Union is suing Riverside County over an early youth diversion program which it says ‘criminalizes’ normal acts of rebellion, sets children up to fail, and violates thei
Policy
Sunday, August 19, 2018 - 05:14
With the help of a 2017 voter-approved ballot measure, a new report c
Finance
Wednesday, July 11, 2018 - 04:44
Kern County supervisors moved forward with a proposal Tuesday that could result in a one percent sales tax increase appearing on the November ballot. But they didn’t do so without complaint.