Today’s Edition
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Congress weighing overtime for truckers with new bill
The Guaranteeing Overtime for Truckers Act (GOT) has been introduced in the House and Senate this week in an effort to level the playing field and check book for truck…
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Skystar Ferris Wheel opens at Fisherman’s Wharf
Formerly located at Golden Gate Park, the wheel makes its waterfront debut (November 12, 2023) — Mayor London N. Breed announced the arrival of the City’s beloved Ferris Wheel, which will begin operations in its new…
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Retail theft targeted in ‘blitz operation’ that results in 300 arrests
Police have conducted 40 operations at local retailers leading to over 300 arrests and will be expanding these efforts going into the holiday shopping season (November 20, 2023) – With…
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UC Berkeley Chancellor calls on Senate Indian Affairs Committee to recognize the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe
University of California at Berkeley Chancellor Carol T. Christ is calling on the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs to reinstate the federal status of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe. The institution is unable…
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NIJMEH: “NAFTA renewal talks must include Indian Country”
BY CHARLENE NIJMEH When President Donald J. Trump insisted that the ‘New NAFTA’ require renewal talks every six-years, he may not have realized how profoundly he changed the governing structure…
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Mullin introduces legislation to help low-income homeowners adapt their properties for climate change
Washington, D.C. –Congressman Kevin Mullin (CA-15) introduced the Weatherization Resilience and Adaptation Program (WRAP) Act, to provide financial assistance to low-income homeowners and affordable housing providers to adapt their property…
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Bonta promises equal access to education, despite Court ruling on race in admissions
June 29, 2023 – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued a statement following the U.S. Supreme Court decisions on Students for Fair Admissions Inc. v. President and Fellows of…
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Bonta leads coalition in defense of California’s truck emissions regulations
June 28, 2023 – California Governor Gavin Newsom, California Attorney General Rob Bonta, and California Air Resources Board (CARB) Chair Liane Randolph today led a coalition of states and cities in moving to intervene in lawsuits challenging the…
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Feinstein, Padilla support U.S.-Taiwan joint investment in California chip research
June 29, 2023 — Senators Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla (both D-Calif.) today applauded a new partnership between the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Science and Technology…
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Padilla calls for GAO to study inequitable justice system facing Tribal Nations in different states
June 26, 2023 — Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Vice Chair of the Committee on Indian Affairs, Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on…
