Editorial: Dems push costly housing measures in California
The LAO notes California housing costs far exceed the national average with homeownership at its lowest since the 1940s and renter costs soaring. Lawmakers propose SB 71 and AB 199, which would raise prices through solar mandates and prevailing wages, worsening affordability despite existing zoning and regulation barriers.
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California Department of Housing and Community Development
New York
U.S
Forbes
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Miami
Manhattan
Los Angeles
Orange County
Boston
Riverside-San Bernardino
Census Bureau
Ocratic
Scott Wiener
San Francisco
San Francisco Board of Supervisors
Senate
Kansen Chu
San Jose
Assembly
Fall of LA County Sheriff Lee Baca Ends in Guilty Verdict
Lee Baca, once head of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department from 1998 to 2014, was found guilty Wednesday afternoon of obstruction of justice conspiracy and lying to federal authorities. The verdict closes a longfall from grace amid a broader federal probe into jail abuses and attempts to shield inmates from investigators.
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Lee Baca
Los Angeles County
Baca
Los Angeles
American Civil Liberties Union
Citizens’ Commission
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
ACLU
Ately
Paul Tanaka
Gardena
E-cigarette myths harm policy and health facts
Adam B. Summers argues against demonizing e cigarettes citing studies from the Royal College of Physicians and Virginia Commonwealth University that nicotine alone is not deadly and that vaping harms are far less than tobacco. He criticizes media hype and policy overreach that ignore evidence and restrict access to a tool helping many quit smoking.
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California
Mark Leno
Reuters
Royal College of Physicians
Journal “Tobacco Control
Orange County Register
Department of Public Health
Ravi Chaudhuri
American Lung Association
Orange County
Virginia Commonwealth University
Centre For Substance Use Research
England
Neil McKeganey
Queen Mary maintenance pleas spur monorail talk
Letter writer recalls Wrather and Disney ties to the Queen Mary and suggests a downtown Long Beach monorail route from Grissom Island to hotels to fund ship upkeep and boost tourism while questioning presidential impeachments and constitutional duties.
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Queen Mary
Wrather Properties
Long Beach City College
Walt Disney
Disney
Long Beach
Grissom Island
Who will protect us from tech industry's hacks?
Marilyn Stanley McKellips asks who guards the public and government against hacks by the tech industry after the CIA software holes story. The query frames concern about protective oversight and accountability amid industry security revelations.
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CIA
Marilyn Stanley McKellips
Presstelegram.com
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