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Doesn’t Sound Like a Come-on Line from 76 years ago…
“When a cold mama gets hot, boy how she sizzles.”
— Fellow Bus Passenger Hitting on Claudette Colbert in 1934’s It Happened One Night
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Governor Considers Bill That Would Prohibit Marijuana Dispensaries from Being Located 600 Feet from Schools
Medical marijuana buyers’ clubs and dispensaries would be prohibited from being within 600 feet of public or private school under legislation on Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s desk.
Through local zoning ordinances, cities and counties already have the ability to restrict where various types of establishments are located. Los Angles, for example, faces court challenges over an ordinance that took effect in June that will close 439 marijuana collectives and forbids any remaining ones to be located within 1,000 feet of a school or another dispensary. Read more »
September 3 is the 65th Day of the New Fiscal Year. The Legislative Session is Over. No Budget Has Been Approved
The Assembly and the Legislature did manage to pass 772 bills in the final days of the session, 423 of which have already reached the governor who has until the end of the month to act on them.
In fairness, the Legislature couldn’t pass a bill to ban single-use plastic bags, either. Read more »
This Was the Assessment of One Senate Debate Combatant
Dear XXXX,
I just left the St. Mary’s campus in Moraga after my debate with Carly Fiorina. And let me tell you something: I feel great!
Tonight’s debate showed what a clear choice the people of California have in this election.
It’s a choice between someone who’s fighting for jobs, day in and day out, right here in America — versus someone who, when she had her chance, laid off 30,000 employees and shipped jobs overseas. Read more »
Will California’s Hospitals Become Earthquake-Safer Sooner?
An effort to strengthen more of California’s hospitals against earthquakes sooner is awaiting action by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
The measure is the latest in a line of legislation dating back to 1973 attempting to ensure hospitals withstand the jolt of a major quake.
Nearly 40 years later, 721 hospital buildings out of 2,670 buildings at 416 facilities across the state are judged to be at risk of collapse or significant loss of life in a major earthquake, according to data from the Office of Statewide Planning and Development, which oversees hospital seismic safety. Read more »
One of Life’s Mysteries Revealed…
Hotel Guest to Desk Clerk: “Is the tide going out?”
Desk Clerk to Hotel Guest: “It changes several times during the day.”
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