I’m Winston Gieseke, philanthropy and chapters editor for The Desert Sun in Palm Springs, and I’m making headlines in California today.
But first, a curious fact, courtesy of The Fact Site: Did you know that if California were its own country, it would have the sixth largest economy in the world?Something to think about.
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California’s ban on personal prisons and federal immigrant detention centers is largely constitutional, a federal ruling said Thursday.
Under the decision, personal criminal corporations cannot open new criminals or immigration detention centers in the state. They are also prohibited from extending or renewing existing contracts. An exception made for personal criminals operated on behalf of the US Marshals Service.
Last year, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 32, a unique law ordering california prisons and migrant detention centers to gradually withdraw from service.
The resolution is a blow to personal criminal corporations operating in the state, some of which are already under scrutiny for their handling of coronavirus outbreaks in migrant detention centres. positive for COVID-19. The facility is owned and operated through the GEO Group, which operates 3 migrant detention centres and has filed a lawsuit against the state that led to Thursday’s resolution. A separate lawsuit has been filed through the U. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Service. Then the suits were combined.
Rob Bonta, a member of the state meeting, a Democrat representing Alameda, Oakland and San Leandro and from AB 32, was pleased with the decision. “AB 32 has sent a tough message that California opposes the practice of profiting at the expense of Californians in custody,” Bonta said in a statement. “The simple fact that the Trump leadership and Wall Street for-profit personal criminal corporations dislike AB 32 does not replace the fact that the law has a falsified legal basis. “
More than two hundred elected officials across the country have publicly announced their support for California in its ongoing war with the Trump administration over its authority to set state-specific power standards.
The challenge in question is an exemption that the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency has not been able to do. But it’s not the first time It awarded California in 2009, allowing it to draft its own power regulations for cars and light trucks sold in the state. Three years later, the EPA created national guidelines, which were not as strict as California’s, and even strict before this year when the Trump administration’s EPA toppled them. He also revoked the California waiver.
As a result, a bipartisan organization of elected officials across the country signed a petition urging the EPA to avoid interfering with movements that would affect the state’s greenhouse fuel emissions.
“The effects on our climate are not just fear of a city, a state or even the country. Climate change is the fear of the world,” Tucson Mayor Regina Romero said in explaining why she signed the petition in California. . Everything that happens in California affects Arizona ».
BMW, Ford, Honda, Volkswagen and Volvo have agreed to continue manufacturing cars in accordance with California standards, while other automakers, such as General Motors, Toyota and Fiat Chrysler, have applauded the EPA’s repeal.
Voter fraud is a hot topic debated in those days, but what about voter intimidation?As Election Day approaches, California warns local officials to prepare for breaks at polling stations and possible cases where the electorate is bullied or prevented from voting.
A note sent this week through Jana M. Lean, head of the state’s electoral division, reminded county election officials that owning a gun at or near an electoral college is a felony. In addition, a felony under California law is to threaten or use “force, violence, or coertion or intimidation tactics” to discourage voting.
According to the article, it is contrary to state law that security guards should be placed in polling stations.
California Secretary of State Alex Padilla said if he waits for an election, counties will need to be prepared for any problems.
California, the most populous state in the country, has 21. 2 million registered voters.
And while we’re talking about the vote, a guy from Santa Monica discovered dozens of ballots and other emails that had been thrown into a trash can in an alley.
According abc7. com, Osvaldo Jiménez discovered “several dozen ballots, bank statements and invoices addressed to families in the neighborhood. “Later, he discovered a trash can with an open mail, surveys.
“If it’s my survey, I’d need someone to get it back,” Jimenez said, “every vote counts, regardless of the party. “
If that’s what you think, think again. Something similar happened in Joshua Tree and Twentynine Palms: a batch of stolen mail containing ballots was discovered Wednesday morning, although San Bernardino County researchers do not believe the ballots were the target.
All parts have been returned to the local postmaster for a new delivery. Officials, on the other hand, warn other people not to leave mail in their mailboxes for an extended period of time, even overnight.
Even though the state of California is busy fighting wildfires and COVID-19, it still finds time to prevent illegal marijuana growers. In fact, its annual crusade against illicit crops has eliminated more than 1. 1 million plants and led to 140 arrests and the seizure of 174 weapons. If asked, this year’s biggest drop, 293,000 plants, occurred in Riverside County, and Tulare County arrived at this time with 105,723 plants.
Meanwhile, the Newport-Mesa Unified School District Board voted Thursday not to reopen school doors for face-to-face learning for middle and high school students, reports abc7. com. families last week through teachers who said arrangements for the in-person exam were insufficient. The resolution will be reviewed after the semester.
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In California, a summary of USA Today, also contributing: abc7. com, NBC Bay Area