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#23484899 at 2025-08-20 12:21:39 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #28612: DC Edition
>>23484890
2/2
Meanwhile, the Assembly and Senate Elections Committees are holding hearings on the bills as I write this, to allegedly debate the bills and hear public comment, though the Assembly Elections Committee chairrepeatedly cut the mics of Republicans on the committee during debate. Democrats alsovoted to exclude 16,000 public comments from the recordand against allowing a recess for committee members to read those comments.
Prior to those hearings, attorney Colombo and the plaintiff legislators held a spicy news conference announcing the lawsuit. Not surprisingly,the reporters there, with few exceptions, worked on behalf of Newsom in grilling the legislators- and the Republicans didn't hold back.
Sen. Valladares swatted down repeated questions related to Texas redistricting, repeating that this is about California and abiding by its Constitution, saying, "What happened yesterday is that political elitists spit on the will of the people."
Sen. Strickland was much more pointed, saying that "Gavin Newsom is a modern-day Marie-Antoinette," listing numerous examples ofNewsom dismissing the will of the people and enacting "rules for thee, and not for me."
Did CA Legislators Participate in Map-Drawing?
In addition to this issue and the question of constitutionality, another key legal and political point brought up by Strickland and DeMaio iswhether or not any California state legislators participated in the map-drawing process.
Under the California Constitution, state legislators are prohibited from participating in the redistricting process. The proposed maps, drawn by Paul Mitchell's Redistricting Partners, were submitted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) on Friday, and California's legislative Democrats publicly claim they had nothing to do with it.
However, there are reports that Senate PresidentPro Tem Mike McGuire, who terms out in 2026,"had one of the new, targeted districts drawn specifically for him in exchange for his support of the redistricting plan." Republican Rep. Doug LaMalfa's inland northern California district was redrawn to stretch the entirety of the state's northern border, then down the coast to San Francisco.
Republicans in the current district represent 45 percent of the voters, while only 27 percent are Democrats. In the new district, Democrats constitute 41 percent of the registered voters and Republicans 27 percent.
Then we have language in one of the billsstating that members of the Elections Committee drew the maps. Assembly Bill 604 states (emphasis added):
In the event that a census tract or census block is not listed, is listed more than once, or is only partially accounted for, and, as a result, an ambiguity or dispute arises regarding the location of a boundary line, the Secretary of State and theelections official of each county shall rely on the detailed maps prepared by the Assembly Committee on Elections and the Senate Committee on Electionsand Constitutional Amendments.
Read the entire petition to the California Supreme Court below.
https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2025/08/19/ca-republicans-file-emergency-motion-before-ca-supreme-court-to-halt-newsoms-election-rigging-act-n2192981#google_vignette
How come Newsom is not in jail for all his crimes?
#21458189 at 2024-08-22 02:54:13 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #26294: Anonother Brick In the Wall Edition
Google agrees to America's first newsroom funding deal. It's already unpopular.
The California agreement includes funding for artificial intelligence, a technology many journalists fear could replace their jobs.
Google has brokered a first-in-the-nation deal with California lawmakers to direct millions of dollars to local newsrooms, the latest in a series of global efforts to require tech companies to support the journalism they profit from.
California emulated a strategy that other countries like Canada have used to try and reverse the journalism industry's decline as readership migrated online and advertising dollars evaporated. But the California agreement includes a novel - and controversial - element with funding earmarked for artificial intelligence, a technology that many journalists fear could replace their jobs, and it immediately drew sharp criticism from journalists and Democratic lawmakers.
Under the deal, the details of which were first reported by POLITICO on Monday, Google and the state of California would jointly contribute money over five years to support local newsrooms, excluding broadcasters, through a "News Transformation Fund" housed at UC Berkeley's journalism school. Google would give $110 million to journalism initiatives, and the state would kick in $70 million, according to Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, an Oakland Democrat who led negotiations on the deal.
The deal would also steer $70 million in private dollars toward the development of artificial intelligence tools through a to-be-established nonprofit, Wicks said, an item that people familiar with the negotiations described as an effort to cultivate tech industry buy-in. Funding for artificial intelligence was not included in earlier legislation from Wicks.
Wicks emphasized in an interview with POLITICO that the majority of funds would go toward local California newsrooms, and that the AI component was a small piece of negotiations. Wicks said the aim of the so-called "National AI Accelerator" would be to solve problems across a sector of industries, including journalism, where it could create tools like CalMatters' Digital Democracy program that uses AI to track state legislation.
The deal does not require legislation to implement, Wicks said, adding that her bill was used as leverage to force the conversation. Wicks sees the final agreement as the best way to get money into publishers' hands quickly, as a controversial law could get tied up in court for years.
"If you look at Canada, they passed that over a year ago, and publishers haven't received a penny from that yet," Wicks said.
But the deal immediately drew wide-ranging criticism - including from fellow Democratic legislators, reflecting a broad perception that Google had wielded its influence to wring favorable terms from Sacramento.
Sen. Steve Glazer, a Bay Area Democrat who authored a parallel bill that sought to sustain newsrooms by taxing digital ad revenue, said Google's contribution was "completely inadequate" and warned the compromise " undercuts our work towards a longterm solution." California Senate President Pro Tem Mike McGuire (D-Sonoma) also questioned the outcome.
"We have concerns that this proposal lacks sufficient funding for newspapers and local media, and doesn't fully address the inequities facing the industry," McGuire said in a statement.
And while the terms placated Google, they divided the journalism sector along lines that parallel fissures within the news industry. The California News Publishers Association offered tepid support for what it called a "first step" toward crafting a sustainable business model.
But a journalist union that had championed Wicks' effort, Media Guild of the West, blasted the deal as a giveaway to Google that would not alter the company's vast power over newsrooms.
"This was just a total rout," Media Guild of the West President Matt Pearce, a former Los Angeles Times reporter, said. "Google used its monopoly power and held the line."
Wicks responded that she has great respect for the unions, but felt this was the attainable compromise.
"I think I'm dealing with the art of the possible," she said. "This represents, to me, the best case scenario for the moment we're in. And I would rather take a nearly quarter of a billion dollar deal than nothing."
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/21/google-california-newsroom-ai-00174817
#14535021 at 2021-09-07 14:57:42 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #18387: Recall/Expell/Impeach All Rinos. Call Now Operators are Open Edition
The Hill
Caldor fire cools, but California faces a dozen new fires
As fighting California's Caldor Fire makes significant progress with evacuations of South Lake Tahoe downgraded to warnings, more than a dozen new fires erupted around the state on Monday.
State Sen. Mike McGuire (D) told The San Francisco Chronicle that about 15 fires were deemed "suspicious" by law enforcement.
In a tweet, McGuire said firefighters were working to contain multiple fires in Northern Sonoma County.
Update: Firefighters have been able to stop most of the forward progress on the multiple fire starts around Northern Sonoma County.
That said, conditions can change. Stay alert.
There have been multiple suspicious fire starts over the last several hours...
- Mike McGuire (@ilike_Mike) September 7, 2021
Other fires that emerged this past weekend are the Aruba fire, the Bridge fire and the Lawrence fire.
According to the Cal Fire, the Aruba fire is 60 percent contained, the Bridge fire is 15 percent contained and the Lawrence fire is 90 percent contained.
California has seen a devastating wildfire season with thousands of buildings destroyed and thousands of residents having to be evacuated from their homes.
Dry weather and winds have complicated firefighting efforts.
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/571050-caldor-fire-cools-but-california-faces-a-dozen-new-fires
#7818479 at 2020-01-15 05:41:08 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #10007: Late Night Cruisin from a BIG day! Edition
Resignations in the news 1/13/2020 & 1/14/2020 - part 1
IRAN'S STATE NEWS ANCHOR RESIGNS
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2020/01/irans-state-news-anchor-resigns.php
Center for the Performing Arts director George Trudeau retiring in 2020
https://www.collegian.psu.edu/arts_and_entertainment/article_55204f5e-356b-11ea-a7c2-7b20b76a3607.html
San Augustine police chief retiring, new chief announced
https://www.ktre.com/2020/01/14/san-augustine-police-chief-retiring-new-chief-announced/
Border Patrol Chief Carla Provost To Step Down
https://dailycaller.com/2020/01/13/carla-provost-border-patrol-resign/
Westleaf Inc. Announces Resignation of President and Corporate Update
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/westleaf-inc-announces-resignation-president-130000719.html
Jewish teacher fired over anti-Israel comments in US, as concern grows over 'weaponizing anti-Semitism'
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20200113-jewish-teacher-fired-over-anti-israel-comments-in-us-as-concern-grows-over-weaponizing-anti-semitism/
PCB's chief financial officer resigns, search for successor to start soon
https://www.dawn.com/news/1528067/pcbs-chief-financial-officer-resigns-search-for-successor-to-start-soon
Grandville police chief retiring after 38-year career
https://www.wzzm13.com/article/news/local/grandville/grandville-police-chief-retires/69-e89439ca-c4bb-4896-975d-fc0320a82c14
Niger army chief fired after 89 killed in extremist attack
http://www.startribune.com/niger-says-89-soldiers-killed-in-attack-by-extremists/566933662/
Economist Amit Bhaduri Resigns as JNU Emeritus Prof to Protest VC's Actions
https://thewire.in/education/economist-amit-bhaduri-resigns-as-jnu-emeritus-prof-to-protest-vcs-actions
Muscogee County School Board approves to fire a Kendrick High School teacher following several incidents involving students
https://www.wrbl.com/news/muscogee-county-school-board-hold-meeting-to-discuss-fired-teacher/
Bay City School Board Accepts Board President's Resignation
https://www.wsgw.com/bay-city-school-board-accepts-board-presidents-resignation/
Ernesto Valverde Officially Fired From FC Barcelona Head Coach Role
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomsanderson/2020/01/13/ernesto-valverde-officially-fired-from-fc-barcelona-head-coach-role/#d0a4ed13b0b5
Tasmanian premier Will Hodgman resigns in shock announcement
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/jan/14/tasmanian-premier-will-hodgman-resigns
Mike McGuire Is Retiring From Grant Thornton
https://goingconcern.com/Mike-McGuire-retiring-grant-thornton/
Bristol zoning meeting rescheduled due to overcapacity; chairman resigns
https://fox61.com/2020/01/13/bristol-zoning-meeting-rescheduled-due-to-overcapacity-chairman-resigns/
Vonage CFO Pearson retiring
https://seekingalpha.com/news/3531497-vonage-cfo-pearson-retiring
Plaistow selectman resigns from board
https://www.eagletribune.com/news/new_hampshire/plaistow-selectman-resigns-from-board/article_7aebca17-5c55-5666-9b5c-376f469175e7.html
Another resignation from Integrity Commission
http://www.loopjamaica.com/content/another-resignation-integrity-commission
Flathead Volleyball Coach Resigns
https://flatheadbeacon.com/2020/01/13/flathead-volleyball-coach-resigns/
#7264375 at 2019-07-30 21:39:14 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9294: Rate This Bread Title, Regular or Super? Edition
CA Governor Gavin Newsom Signs Bill Requiring Trump to Release Tax Returns in Order to Get on 2020 Primary Ballot
Far left California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill on Tuesday that will require presidential candidates to release the last 5 years of their tax returns in order to be on the state's 2020 primary ballot.
Trump isn't the only one - 2020 Democrat hopeful "China Joe" Biden and other Dem candidates still haven't released their tax returns either.
The Sac Bee reported:
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill on Tuesday requiring President Donald Trump to release the last five years of his tax returns to get on the state's 2020 primary ballot.
But Senate Bill 27, dubbed the "Presidential Tax Transparency and Accountability Act," goes well beyond Trump. It includes future gubernatorial candidates and will also affect several Democratic presidential candidates.
Of the 12 highest-polling candidates, four would not currently qualify for a spot on California's ballot, including former Vice President Joe Biden - who has only released three years of tax returns.
"This bill is all about equal opportunity and transparency for all, no matter whether you are a Democrat or Republican," said state Sen. Mike McGuire, D-Healdsburg, who authored the proposal. "Trump is absolutely a strong example of the need for this legislation, but he's not the only one."
Recall, former California Governor Jerry Brown, who never released his tax returns, vetoed a similar bill back in 2017.
The Constitution does not require an individual to release their tax returns in order to qualify to serve as president.
President Trump is currently battling the release of his New York State tax returns in court as well as House Democrats who are suing the IRS to get their hands on Trump's tax docs.
The Democrats are fighting Trump at every turn to get his tax returns, yet we still haven't seen Barack Obama's college records, proving this tax fight against Trump is politically motivated.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/07/far-left-ca-governor-gavin-newsom-signs-bill-requiring-trump-to-release-tax-returns-in-order-to-get-on-2020-primary-ballot/
#7262527 at 2019-07-30 19:23:05 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9292: News Unlocks… Edition
>>7262480
Yes it will be challenged. That being said read this:
It's not just Trump. California's new law could keep other presidential candidates off its ballot
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill on Tuesday requiring President Donald Trump to release the last five years of his tax returns to get on the state's 2020 primary ballot.
But Senate Bill 27, dubbed the "Presidential Tax Transparency and Accountability Act," goes well beyond Trump. It includes future gubernatorial candidates and will also affect several Democratic presidential candidates.
Of the 12 highest-polling candidates, four would not currently qualify for a spot on California's ballot, including former Vice President Joe Biden - who has only released three years of tax returns.
"This bill is all about equal opportunity and transparency for all, no matter whether you are a Democrat or Republican," said state Sen. Mike McGuire, D-Healdsburg, who authored the proposal. "Trump is absolutely a strong example of the need for this legislation, but he's not the only one."
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Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro, Hawaii Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard and venture capitalist Andrew Yang have not yet disclosed their tax information.
Sawyer Hackett, a spokesman for Castro, said the 2020 contender "will release his taxes well before Iowa caucuses" are held on Feb. 3, 2020.
When asked about his tax information in a March interview, Yang told The Sacramento Bee, "I'm about to release my tax returns. They're very boring. You know, I'll have some financial disclosure." In April, he told Mother Jones he'd release the information in the "coming weeks." Months later, he has yet to release his tax records. Yang's campaign did not respond when asked for an update.
Biden's campaign did not respond to a request for comment, nor did Gabbard's.
But the issue of disclosing tax returns to get on California's 2020 primary ballot could prove moot if Trump prevails in an all-but-certain legal challenge.
Tim Murtaugh, director of communications for Trump's 2020 re-election campaign, previously told The Bee that "the Constitution is clear on the qualifications for someone to serve as president and states cannot add additional requirements on their own."
Newsom's predecessor, Gov. Jerry Brown, didn't release his own tax returns and vetoed a similar bill in 2017, warning that it "may not be constitutional" and could establish a "slippery slope" precedent.
Jessica Levinson, a professor at Loyola Law School, said California will try to argue the new law taking effect immediately is about transparency over politics, despite the fact it cleared the Legislature on a party-line vote.
"This is politically motivated, which doesn't mean it's a bad idea," Levinson said. "It means they're trying to make a systemic change with the new president that they didn't like."
The issue of Trump's taxes has received a lot of attention on the 2020 campaign trail, with scores of Democrats trying to outdo each other on transparency.
California Sen. Kamala Harris has disclosed the most tax information among the crowded field of 25 candidates by releasing 15 years of returns. Of the 12 highest-polling candidates, Harris is followed by Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren - who released 13 years, 12 years and 11 years of tax returns, respectively.
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker and former Texas Congressman Beto O'Rourke have all disclosed 10 years of tax returns.
Other states could soon follow in California's footsteps. Records from the National Conference of State Legislatures' Election Legislation Database show 17 other states considered bills this year to require presidential candidates to disclose their tax information in order to get their name on the state's ballot.
Bills from 10 states outside California are still alive, and five of them - Hawaii, Illinois, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Washington - have already cleared one chamber this year. Hawaii's plan calls for presidential candidates to release their most recent tax return, while North Carolina's proposal would force candidate to disclose the last 10 years of information. All other states with surviving bills match California's five-year requirement, though some states want to place identical requirements on candidates running for vice president.
"The longer Trump fights, the more momentum this bill receives," McGuire said. "We believe this is a reasonable request."
https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article232975022.html
#4985864 at 2019-02-01 07:00:51 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #6365: Why Is Hussein Traveling The Globe? Edition
https://www.record-bee.com/2019/01/30/a-20-cent-mystery-surcharge-on-gas-california-lawmakers-ask-ag-to-find-out-why-2/
By ERIN BALDASSARI |
January 30, 2019 at 6:48 am
SACRAMENTO - Since at least 2015, Californians have been paying a "mystery surcharge" on gasoline that adds roughly 20 cents to each gallon - costing drivers more than $17 billion - and now a coalition of lawmakers is asking the attorney general to find out why.
A group of 19 legislators, including a dozen from the Bay Area, sent a letter Monday requesting the state's Department of Justice to investigate the hidden charge identified in a 2017 report on the state's high gasoline prices.
Golden State drivers regularly pay some of the highest gasoline prices in the nation, which fluctuate weekly but that typically rank in the top two or three. This week, however, California has the distinction of the highest prices, at $3.25 per gallon, or a dollar more than the national average, according to AAA.
High taxes are not entirely to blame, says UC Berkeley economist Severin Borenstein, a lead author of the report. Even with California's recently increased gas tax, which voters upheld this past November, the state still ranks second in total taxes, paying approximately 73 cents per gallon, compared to Pennsylvania's 77 cents, according to the American Petroleum Institute.
There are other factors contributing to higher-than-average prices, too, Borenstein told this news organization in 2017. Among them are cleaner-burning and low-carbon fuel requirements that together contribute another 14 cents. The state's cap-and-trade program adds another 12 cents.
But motorists are still paying 20 cents more for each gallon of gasoline than they should, Borenstein said. And, the mysterious part is that the surcharge showed up just a few months after the researchers started their work.
The California Energy Commission in late 2014 tasked Borenstein and four other experts to form the Petroleum Market Advisory Committee to study the state's high gas prices. Not too long after the team started working, an explosion in February 2015 at Exxon Mobil's refinery in Torrance caused a major disruption in the state's oil market, causing prices to spike while the refinery was shut down.
The committee expected prices to rise, which is traditionally what happens when there's a sudden shortage. But instead of prices coming down when the refinery got back online, they stayed high, he said. And they still haven't dropped to what the committee would have expected.
That could be because refineries are colluding to pocket the extra profit, or it could be some other issues limiting production and driving up prices, he said. What is clear, Borenstein is quoted as saying in the letter, is that the surcharge shows up "between the refineries and our gas tanks, in the distribution and retailing network."
The problem is, the research's work ended before the team could figure out why. The committee, in its final report, strongly urged the commission to pay for an in-depth analysis of the surcharge. In their letter, the legislators said they were committed to seeking the funding the Department of Justice would need to carry out its investigation.
The legislators on the letter are assemblymembers Marc Levine, D-Marin County; Bill Quirk, D-Hayward; Jim Wood, D-Santa Rosa; David Chiu, D-San Francisco; Richard Bloom, D-Santa Monica; Ash Kalra, D-San Jose; Mark Stone, D-Scotts Valley; Buffy Wicks, D-Oakland; Laura Friedman, D-Glendale; Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, D-Orinda; Shirley Weber, D-San Diego; Robert Rivas, D-Hollister; and senators Jerry Hill, D-San Mateo; Henry Stern, D-Canoga Park; Ben Allen, D-Santa Monica; Jim Beall, D-San Jose; Mike McGuire, D-Healdsburg; Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley; and Scott Weiner, D-San Francisco
#3044605 at 2018-09-16 14:08:57 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3852: A Standing-O for the General Edition
3 Mules
10 hrs ·
"A brand new 300-mile trail from the San Francisco Bay to the Humboldt Bay was approved with a 12-0 vote in the Senate Transportation and Housing committee last week. Senator Mike McGuire created the bill that will transform a train track through the beautiful and diverse North Coast into the Great Redwood Trail. The trail will begin on the north side of the San Francisco Bay and will go through Napa's wine country before heading up to the Redwood forest area. It will continue along the banks of the Russian and Eel Rivers and on up the the panoramic Humboldt Bay."