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San Francisco’s Pre-Arraignment Revolving Door of Arrest and Speedy Release

December 14, 2021 1:51 pmDecember 14, 2021 1:51 pm

With the pre-arraignment revolving door becoming standard operating procedure in today’s California jails, a California bail agent who asked to remain anonymous, walked the Globe through the legal cases and decisions that got us to this point, as well as...

LA Mayor Eric Garcetti Begins Congressional Confirmation Hearings For India Ambassadorship

December 14, 2021 12:05 pm

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti appeared before a Congressional panel Tuesdaylooking into his India ambassadorship nomination in Washington. Garcetti had been waiting for the hearings to begin since late May, when he was first rumored to have been President Joe...

The Return of the Statewide Mask Mandate: The Reaction of Businesses

December 14, 2021 2:50 amDecember 13, 2021 8:45 pm

Following the announcement of California’s indoor mask mandate returning until at least mid-January, businesses across California said that it has been deja vu all over again, with many again worried about how it will impact their businesses. While mask mandates...

More Plastic Taxes Coming to a Ballot Near You

December 14, 2021 2:30 amDecember 15, 2021 3:43 pm

In October Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a host of new laws designed to restrict use of plastic utensils, change recycling labels, limit exports of plastic waste, and even boost individual composting. The message to voters was clear: California will lead...

Will Hollywood completely ignore CNN’s sex scandals?

December 14, 2021 2:15 amDecember 15, 2021 12:09 pm

“What started with a whisper… will end with a bombshell” read the tantalizing trailer for the 2019 political drama “Bombshell.” This film depicts the 2016 fall of Roger Ailes at Fox News after Gretchen Carlson sued the media mogul for...

Déjà vu All Over Again: California Gov. Newsom Imposes Statewide Indoor Mask Mandate

December 13, 2021 5:02 pmDecember 14, 2021 8:05 am

On the heels of New York Governor Kathy Hoshul’s indoor mask order, Gov. Gavin Newsom just imposed yet another mask mandate on all of California. Oregon Governor Kate Brown recently imposed a statewide mask mandate and is preparing to make it...

CPUC Proposes Reduction in Discounted Energy Bills For Solar Customers

December 13, 2021 3:46 pmDecember 15, 2021 3:41 pm

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) sent in a reform proposal on Monday to reduce the energy bill discounts for people who install solar panels and storage systems. The current law has been in the books since 1995. That year,...