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Electric vehicle mandate isn't proving to be practical
Bakersfield Californian | June 7, 2024 | Kerry Jackson

When Gov. Gavin Newsom issued his electric vehicle mandate, the deadline was almost 15 years away. It’s now a little more than 11 years down the road. Is there enough time to hit the target? Let’s look at the facts.

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The "Safer Streets for All Act" That Isn't.
Right by the Bay | Steve Smith | June 11, 2024

In 2022, the American Civil Liberties Union ([link removed]) (ACLU), sex worker groups, ([link removed]) and Sen. Scott Wiener ([link removed]) (D-San Francisco) joined forces to pass Senate Bill 357, which effectively decriminalized loitering for the purposes of prostitution.

Predictably, after Newsom signed the law, those sex workers have become the sex slaves of the 21^st Century. Their exploitation is now enabled by a legal system that protects criminals while prohibiting law enforcement from identifying or detaining the victims the law alleges to protect.

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Flavored Tobacco Prohibition Bans Tax Revenues Not Products
Right by the Bay | Wayne Winegarden | June 10, 2024

Following in Massachusetts’ footsteps, California banned flavored tobacco products in late December 2022. Prohibitions rarely work as intended, and the Golden State’s prohibition on flavored tobacco products is no different.

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