PolitiFact CaliforniaSacramento Could Be One Of First Cities To Reform Single-Family Home Zoning. Here’s How It Would Work.February 25, 2021 | Chris NicholsThe Sacramento City Council recently voted to allow a greater variety of housing, from duplexes to fourplexes, in neighborhoods zoned almost exclusively for single family homes. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
PolitiFact CaliforniaYes, California Requires Signature Verification For Mail-In Ballots And Newsom Recall PetitionsFebruary 16, 2021Despite false claims on social media, the same law that requires signatures for vote-by-mail ballots also applies to recall petitions like the one circulating in an effort to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
PolitiFact CaliforniaGOP House Leader Kevin McCarthy Distorts Job Loss Estimates For $15 Minimum Wage HikeFebruary 11, 2021 | Chris NicholsGOP Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy claimed raising the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour “would destroy up to 3.7 million jobs.” That estimate relies on the high-end of an old report. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
PolitiFact CaliforniaCan You Handle The Truth?: Fact Checking False Claims On Newsom Recall Campaign, Pelosi’s Tesla Stock PurchaseFebruary 4, 2021 | Chris NicholsThe campaign to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom shared a false claim this week that Facebook tried to ‘shut down’ the effort when it stopped running its ads on the platform. In reality, Facebook stopped accepting all political ads regardless of party. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
PolitiFact CaliforniaNo, Facebook Didn’t Try To ‘Shut Down’ Gavin Newsom Recall EffortFebruary 2, 2021 | Chris NicholsFacebook stopped accepting social, political and election advertising on its platform last fall, though it allowed ads in the U.S. Senate runoffs in Georgia. It did not single out the Newsom recall campaign.
