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Food Delivery App Bill to Increase Price Transparency, Tip Protections, Signed by Governor

October 6, 2021 3:16 pmOctober 6, 2021 7:19 pm

A bill that removes hidden fees from food-delivery app companies, as well as increase transparency and give workers tip protections, was signed by Gavin Newsom into law on Tuesday. Assembly Bill 286, authored by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego), will...

Gov. Newsom Signs Bill Ending Mandatory Minimum Sentences For Many Non-Violent Drug Crimes

October 6, 2021 11:39 amOctober 6, 2021 11:41 am

Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a bill that ends mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug crimes on Tuesday, giving judges more individual discretion on punishing criminals. Senate Bill 73, authored by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), ends the prohibition...

9th Circuit Overturns California’s Law Banning For-Profit Prisons

October 6, 2021 2:30 amOctober 6, 2021 6:28 am

In a 2-1 decision, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals struck down California’s AB 32 ban on privately owned immigration detention facilities on Tuesday, finding that it interfered with the federal government’s ability to uphold the law. In 2019, Assembly...

Sacramento Councilman Talks Turkey and Common Sense in Globe Interview

October 6, 2021 2:14 amOctober 5, 2021 4:54 pm

Sean Loloee was elected to the Sacramento City Council December 2020. Nearly one year in, the businessman is challenging the status quo and ceaseless government-group-think that is a decades-long problem in the Capitol city. Loloee is an entrepreneur who owns...

LA County Employees File Suit Against County Over Mandatory Worker Vaccine Mandate

October 5, 2021 3:50 pmApril 3, 2022 7:48 am

Press play to hear a narrated version of this story, presented by AudioHopper. Five Los Angeles County workers filed suit against the County in Los Angeles County Superior Court earlier this week, arguing that the vaccine mandate for all County...

Governor Newsom Declares Huntington Beach Oil Spill As State of Emergency

October 5, 2021 11:19 amOctober 6, 2021 11:41 am

Governor Newsom declared the Huntington Beach oil spill as a state of emergency late on Monday as cleanup efforts continue along large stretches of beaches in Orange County. The Huntington Beach spill began sometime on Friday according to several federal...

Hollywood Stage Employees Union Votes To Authorize Possible Largest Strike Since 2007

October 5, 2021 2:05 amOctober 5, 2021 7:44 am

A vote by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) union, one of the largest entertainment industry unions, voted to go on strike if unable to come to an agreement with studio producers, represented by the Alliance of Motion...