Newsmakers with JR15 hours agoUnder Newsom, State Has Spent $24 Billion on Homeless Programs. Nobody's Sure Where the Money Went. California's homeless population has increased by 50,000 people since Gavin Newsom became governor -- during a period when the state...
Newsmakers with JR2 days agoDas, Steve and Joan Back Back Even More Delay on County's Failed Pot Odor Policy - 1 (One!!) Citation in Six YearsBy Melinda Burns A long-awaited county Board of Supervisors hearing on cannabis odor control ended in a split vote this week, as three...
Newsmakers with JR4 days agoOp-Ed: In Defense of NIMBYs -- and a Campaign to Fight Sacramento's Power Grab Over Local Control of DevelopmentBy Randy Alcorn Imagine how much housing could have been built on Shoreline Park, The Douglas Family Preserve, and Elings Park. I suspect...
Newsmakers with JR6 days agoOp-Ed: SB County Advances on Literacy Reform -- but CaliforniaTeachers Union Tanks Statewide BillBy Cheri Rae and Monie de Wit The Santa Barbara County Education Office has taken an important step forward in the battle for literacy in...