Excerpted from KCRA
By Orko Manna
"While California voters are about six weeks away from the Midterm Elections, voter and poll worker protections are top of mind in Shasta County as officials warn residents about possible voter intimidation.
In the News
Excerpted from the Orange County Register
By Alicia Robinson
"With less than two months to the midterms and election signs and mailers already abundant, Orange County’s former registrar has launched a new national campaign to ensure the safety of election workers and voters in an increasingly volatile and partisan environment.
By Megan Smalley
Excerpted from Waste Today Magazine
"California lawmakers passed a pair of bills, Senate Bill 1215 and Assembly Bill 2440, to create a statewide collection and recycling program for consumer batteries and products that contain batteries.
By Adam Beam
Excerpted from the Associated Press
"California lawmakers on Wednesday voted to let government workers hide their home addresses from public records if they fear for their safety, a response to the country’s continuously polarizing politics and pandemic policies that have fueled an increase in violent threats against some public employees.
By Megan Quinn
Excerpted from Waste Dive
"Both bills have passed and supporters expect them to end up on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk soon. Proponents have attempted to pass versions of these bills in recent years, but supporters say they gained better traction this year partly because of the rise in facility fires.
By Tiffany Stecker
Excerpted from Bloomberg
"California election workers would be able to block their addresses from public view under a proposed expansion of a program set up to protect abortion providers from harassment and intimidation.
The state Senate on Wednesday voted 30-3 to pass the measure (S.B. 1131), which is now ready for consideration by Gov. Gavin Newsom (D). The Assembly had passed it on a vote of 62-0.
By Laylan Connelly
Excerpted from the Orange County Register
"A workforce corps is proposed by lawmakers to help restore and protect one of the state’s greatest – and most vulnerable – assets, the coastline.
Creation of a California Ocean Corps won the support of the California State Legislature last week and is now making its way to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk for a signature.
Excerpted from Capitol Weekly
By Will Shuck
"Driving a fuel-cell car means hunting for stations, dealing with shortages and managing an unfamiliar nozzle that sometimes freezes to the car — but Sen. Josh Newman loves it.
'I’m the self-appointed chair of the ‘Hydrogen Car Caucus,’' said the senator from Orange County, whose personal car is a 2021 Toyota Mirai. Sen. Dave Min, D-Irvine and Asssemblymember Bill Quirk, D-Hayward also drive, and advocate for, hydrogen vehicles.
'These are wonderful cars,' Newman said.
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