The EDC hosted a “People’s Hearing” to discuss and raise awareness of the federal government’s plan to open the California coast to new offshore oil and gas development.

A proposed state law offers non-violent offenders the chance to change ‘their lives, support their families and pay restitution to those they’ve harmed.’ ...

Critics claim the program offering cash for unauthorized immigrants to voluntarily depart the U.S. is deceptive and overstates its efficacy.