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The Many Unintended Consequences of AB 5

December 10, 2019 8:58 pmDecember 13, 2019 10:16 am

AB 5 is a form of deplatforming, but less subtle and equally harmful. It is blatant oppression. By now anyone who works as an independent contractor in California has heard of AB 5, which will force companies to reclassify them as...

Republican House Leader Leader McCarthy Introduces the ‘Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019’

December 10, 2019 8:31 pmDecember 11, 2019 8:06 am

Do Americans want more affordable medication for seniors, more availability of generic and biosimilar drugs, and greater price transparency through information about drug costs available in the doctor’s office before a prescription is written? Or do Americans want fewer new...

Author’s Stolen Photo Creates False Cancer Impression

December 10, 2019 3:13 pmMarch 16, 2022 1:12 pm

Press play to hear a narrated version of this story, presented by AudioHopper. As a past president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America and winner of that genre’s prestigious Hugo Award, John Scalzi is one of the best-known...

These levee hovels will remain along the levee.

Natomas Levee Project Levels Homes of Longtime Residents

December 10, 2019 2:28 pmDecember 10, 2019 2:32 pm

The 3.8 miles of Sacramento County levee improvements between San Juan Road and Gateway Oaks Drive will impact 33 privately owned properties, as California Globe reported in November. According to Jay Davis, ombudsman for the Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency...

Executive Director of LA Homeless Services Brags Of Success Before Resigning In Middle Of An Epidemic

December 10, 2019 10:31 amDecember 10, 2019 12:50 pm

Executive Director Peter Lynn of the Los Angeles Homeless Service Authority stepped down last week as homelessness explodes in the nation’s second-largest city. However, his resignation was not a result of his failed efforts in fighting the crisis; it was...

Congressional candidate DeAnna Lorraine filed another police report against Omar Navarro after his arrest.

UPDATE: Threats Continue Even After Congressional Candidate Navarro Arrested and Posted Bail For Violating A Restraining Order

December 10, 2019 10:15 amDecember 11, 2019 9:07 am

UPDATE below: Conservative commentator and California GOP Congressional Candidate DeAnna Lorraine filed another police report on Congressional candidate Omar Navarro a day after he was arrested for violating a restraining order, as the California Globe reported. Navarro, who is also...

Former California Rep. Katie Hill Plays the Victim in Her Own #MeToo Case

December 9, 2019 3:37 pmDecember 10, 2019 6:17 am

Former Rep. Katie Hill, the California Democrat who resigned following her très bizarre multi-layered sex scandal with a younger female staffer, is now presenting herself as the victim of harassment, bullying, and revenge porn in a New York Times op-ed published over...