Public safety is critical to economic, social, and civil stability. As the country faces crippling deficits, independent voters are looking for solutions that combine fiscal discipline with high quality public service. During severe economic downturns, some services must be cut out of necessity, even while crime rises and disasters strike. As a result, creativity, quality, and citizen vigilance must make-up for a decrease in funding public safety services and payrolls.
When Governor Jerry Brown announced with his budget proposal the goal of realigning services from state to local agencies “who have the direct knowledge and interest to ensure that local needs are met,” many got behind the idea.
AB 32 is the landmark California bill that mandates greenhouse gas emissions in the state be reduced to 1990 levels by 2020. One method it will use is cap-and-trade.
Any Californians worrying about radioactive fallout from the partial meltdown at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant need not worry, experts say.
Last month, attendees of a charity function in Orange County were harassed by throngs of protesters waving American flags and chanting “Go back home!” Entire families (small children included) were shouted and cursed at via bull horns as they came and went from the fundraiser in Yorba Linda, CA.
One major obstacle standing in the way of many California inmates looking to build new lives after finishing a lengthy prison sentence is an overwhelming backlog of unpaid child support obligations which state law requires them to pay– with interest. For obvious reasons, many low-income fathers are unable to earn a living while incarcerated, but like many US states, California still requ
Japan lies devastated this weekend in the aftermath of a Friday earthquake estimated to be the most powerful to ever hit the island nation in over a thousand years. The earthquake then spawned a massive tsunami, measuring as high as 10 meters (or over 30 feet) in some places, literally sweeping away entire towns in its wake.
According to an MSNBC poll, 96 percent of respondents strongly favor the labeling of genetically modified foods.
How much is a day of your life worth? Fifty dollars? A hundred dollars? A thousand? How much is your liberty worth, your freedom to work, travel, and spend time with loved ones?
If you are a Los Angeles resident, and a smoker, your habit might get a little harder to enjoy. On Tuesday, the city’s smoke-free outdoor dining ordinance will take effect, banning you from lighting up within 10 feet of any outdoor dining area or within 40 feet of mobile food vendors and food kiosks.
An ongoing investigation into city wide corruption has presented the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office with a most interesting document.
