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The Commission on Judicial Performance has issued a censure of San Joaquin Superior Court Judge Michael J. Mulvihill. The commission issued the public censure following Mulvihill’s for his conduct after being apprehended for drunk driving and causing an accident. Following the accident, Mulvihill attempted to leave the scene of
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Los Angeles, CA— PBF Energy, California’s third biggest oil refiner, made a whopping $2.26 billion off refining gasoline, tripling its profit in the third quarter after excluding special items, according to a press statement from Consumer Watchdog. “PBF reported making 78 cents per gallon refining crude oil into
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Even though Sacramento County Measure A proponents are well-funded and have the upper hand in the battle over the $8.5 billion tax increase, there is growing resistance. Along with a loose coalition of opponents and the website and social media site No Way on Measure A, proponents have received
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At a press conference this morning at their Sacramento headquarters, officials with Asian Recources Inc. announced they would file a lawsuit against an independent expenditure committee. The lawsuit stems from a mailer where ARI officials said the committee made unfounded claims against the non-profit community-based social service provider. Flanked by
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Whether you support Elk Grove’s onerous Measure E or not, there is no denying proponents are loaded with developer and union cash in their pursuit of the $23 million annual consumer tax hike. Although there have been several so-called “informational” taxpayer-funded mailers, and this week, a slick multi-page mailer
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According to information compiled by Political Data Inc., only eight percent of ballots have been returned to the Sacramento County Voter Registration and Elections as of October 25. Of the 863,834 ballots mailed to registered voters in Sacramento County, 65,653 have been received by elections officials. Of those
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Online advertisements that started appearing today have targeted Democratic Sacramento County Board of Supervisor District 5 candidate, Jaclyn Moreno. One ad calls Moreno a do-nothing politician, and another shows a picture of an encampment, saying that is her idea of “open space.” The click-through leads to the Californians for a
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Sacramento, CA — On October 24, over eighty climate and environmental justice groups sent a letter calling on the California Governor and the California Air Resources Board Chair, Liane Randolph, to reject the use of carbon capture and storage (CCS) for fossil fuel infrastructure like oil refineries, gas-fired power plants, and
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In a case of never letting the truth get in the way of a story, proponents of Sacramento County’s Measure A have distributed a mailer with an outrageous claim. In a glossy piece received yesterday, proponents say, “Measure A is a weapon in the fight against Climate Change.” Not
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Among the several competitive races on Elk Grove voters’ ballots is the contest for Sacramento Municipal Utility District Ward 4. Although the State Senate, Assembly, and Elk Grove-based races are far more visible, the Ward 4 race appears competitive. The candidates are one-term incumbent Rosanna Herber and challenger Derek Cressman.
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In a very clever and not-so-subtle way, the Elk Grove Mayor, her four city council members, and the city hall executive staff has been promoting Measure E, the in perpetuity $23 million+ consumer tax increase. If you are a registered voter, you have received a mailer that the city claims
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After a four-plus-year process, the Elk Grove City Council will consider entering into a five-year community workforce and training agreement (CWTA) at their Wednesday meeting. If approved, the deal is with the Sacramento-Sierra Building and Construction Trades Council (SSBCTC), the AFL-CIO Council, and its member unions. According to the staff