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More Than 45 San Diego County Business Sue Gov. Newsom, State Over Lockdowns In New Lawsuit

April 1, 2021 6:28 pm

A lawsuit filed by more than 45 small business in San Diego County filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against Governor Gavin Newsom and other state and local officials to end enforcement on all COVID-19 restrictions, essentially ending state of emergency...

Former SF Board of Education VP Alison Collins Sues School District, 5 Board Members for $87 Million

April 1, 2021 2:52 pm

Former San Francisco School Board Vice President Alison Collins filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) and five board members who voted to oust her as Vice President last week over racist tweets that...

Formation of a Federation of California Worker Cooperatives under AB 1319

April 1, 2021 11:30 amApril 3, 2021 7:46 am

On March 25, Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez amended her Assembly Bill 1319 to create The Cooperative Economy Act. The bill would add Division 6 (commencing with Section 10000) to the Labor Code. Division 6 would be titled “The Cooperative Economy Act”...

Carpet Recycling Group Settles With CalRecycle for $1.175 Million

April 1, 2021 2:16 amMarch 31, 2021 8:16 pm

A five year long legal battle between the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) and the non-profit carpet recycling group Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE) ended on Tuesday with CARE settling the case for $1.175 million dollars. The...

Parents Sue LA Teachers Union and LAUSD for Personal Injury to Kids for Continuing School Closures

March 31, 2021 10:03 amMarch 31, 2021 10:18 am

It’s been a year since California Gov. Gavin Newsom first declared a state of emergency in March 2020 and authorized school closures across the state. In that year, we’ve learned a lot about the risks of COVID-19, and we’ve watched...

Continued California School Shutdowns Could Reduce the Lifespans of Students

March 31, 2021 7:50 am

California is still the most strictly locked down state in the country, with Gov. Gavin Newsom now threatening to impose stricter lockdowns ahead of Easter. The governor told the state’s residents to resist multi-generational gatherings in homes with hugging and...

Solving California’s Urban Water Scarcity

March 31, 2021 2:15 amMarch 30, 2021 4:09 pm

A study by the Public Policy Institute of California in 2019 found that per capita urban water use in the state has dropped consistently over the years, from 231 gallons per day in 1990 to 180 gallons per day in 2010, then...