California’s EV Agenda Will Require Massive And Costly Upgrades, Analysis Finds
California’s electric vehicle (EV) agenda will require costly upgrades to the state’s grid infrastructure if it is to be realized, according to a new study published in the scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). The state, often heralded as a national leader when it comes to EVs, is set to ban […]
Initiative To Amend California’s Prop.47 Collects Enough Signatures To Land On November Ballot
A mannequin is seen on the street after a store was broken into in Hollywood, California, June 1, 2020, as protests and looting entered the third day in the state. (Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images) OAN’s Taylor Tinsley4:11pm – Friday, April 19, 2024 In California, more than 900,000 people have gathered signatures to […]
McDonald’s Introduces Bagels To Exploit California’s Wage Hike Loophole: REPORT
The iconic food franchise McDonald’s plans to reintroduce bagel sandwiches on their menu to offset California’s wage hike for fast food workers, Bloomberg reported Friday. One McDonald’s franchisee group characterized the law behind the wage hike as a “devastating financial blow” and the franchise assembled a “Rise and Dominate” task force to brainstorm ideas about […]
‘Hammered From All Sides’: Minority Truckers Say California’s Green Regs Are Destroying Their American Dream
Minority truckers are struggling to stay afloat as the state of California levies stringent green regulations on their businesses, according to some of those affected who spoke with the Daily Caller News Foundation. The California Air Resources Board (CARB), California’s environmental regulatory agency, will ban the sale of new diesel heavy-duty trucks starting in 2036, […]
California’s green agenda is targeting every mode of transportation, despite wide opposition
California’s government, under the leadership of Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, is pushing ahead with broad climate action targeting the transportation sector, actions that could have major economic consequences. The California Air Resources Board (CARB), the state’s primary environmental regulator, has announced a rapid transition from traditional oil-fueled transportation to zero-emission alternatives as it pursues broader […]
Burning question: California’s fire risk is so high its firefighters can’t insure their stations
California’s firefighters have already put out more than 290 wildfires in 2024, but some are facing difficulties in insuring their home bases amid the state’s risky fire profile. Those problems came to the forefront Thursday when Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D-CA) administration defended an $11 million request from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection […]
Labor group demands California’s $20 minimum wage for fast food workers extend to all sectors
Former Foster’s Freeze assistant general manager Monica Navarro spoke on “The Bottom Line” about the sudden closure and other people’s reactions. Fair wage advocates are calling for California’s new $20 minimum wage law for fast food workers to be extended to all sectors to help working-class people struggling with the state’s high cost of living. […]
California’s stifling environmental policies harming Latino workers as White middle class flees state: study
A new study finds that California’s Latinos are being economically squeezed by the state’s progressive climate policies, which impact industries such as agriculture, construction, trucking and manufacturing. Lead researchers from Chapman University’s Demography and Policy Department, including former Democratic state Senate Minority Leader Gloria Romero, released the “El Futuro es Latino” report this week, which […]
Court upholds California’s authority to set nation-leading vehicle emission rules
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Two years after the Biden administration restored state powers as part of an effort to reverse the Trump administration, California will continue to set its own auto emissions standards, among the highest in the nation. A federal court ruled Tuesday that it can. Environmental rollback of the times. The U.S. Court […]
McDonald’s $25 ‘deal’ goes viral, sparks debate over California’s minimum wage increase
viral social media video McDonald’s $25 “deal” recently sparked an online debate about California’s minimum wage hike. A TikTok user who posts videos under the username @shannon_montipaya shared the video on March 27th. She was in the drive-thru of a McDonald’s store in Southern California when she saw a sign for a 40-piece Chicken McNugget […]