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Judge Issues Temporary Order In Favor Of California In Private Prison Closures Over Fed. Government, GEO Group

July 18, 2020 6:47 amJuly 21, 2020 8:19 pm

On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Janis Sammartino issued a temporary order in favor of California over the Trump Administration and the private prison company GEO Group over the legality of the state’s January ban on for-profit prisons. Private, for-profit prison...

Governor Newsom Announces School Reopening Rules For This Fall

July 17, 2020 2:27 pmMarch 17, 2022 8:21 pm

Press play to hear a narrated version of this story, presented by AudioHopper. On Friday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced updated state rules for schools reopening this fall in the state, including the directive that both public and private schools in...

Sacramento Public Schools Promoting ‘Black Lives Matter’ on School Billboards

July 17, 2020 8:20 amJuly 17, 2020 2:50 pm

Two public schools in the City of Sacramento are showing their virtue loud and proud, by posting BLACK LIVES MATTER on their billboards. Crocker/Riverside Elementary School, and Sacramento City College, both in the downtown neighborhood of Land Park, have posted...

Jury Rolls Expanded To Include Taxpayers Under Renewed Bill

July 17, 2020 6:27 am

A bill that would expand California county jury rolls to include those who paid Franchise Tax Board (FTB) state taxes received a new push this week following an Assembly Judiciary Committee hearing delay in early July. The expansion of jury...

Governor Newsom Sued By Three Churches Over COVID-19 Singing Ban

July 17, 2020 6:23 am

On Wednesday, Governor Gavin Newsom was sued by three Northern California churches over a July 1st order to stop all ‘singing and chanting activities’ in houses of worship. Three churches sue Governor Newsom The lawsuit, filed by Calvary Chapel of...

Bill Would Force Companies To Give Board Seats To Minority Candidates

July 16, 2020 4:11 pmJuly 16, 2020 4:12 pm

On Tuesday, a bill that would set up mandatory minority quotas on California company board of directors was heavily amended once again as it awaits a hearing in the Assembly. AB 979 minority quota minimums Assembly Bill 979, authored by...

LA Mayor’s Bodyguard Sues City For Sexual Harassment

July 16, 2020 10:42 amMarch 17, 2022 8:19 pm

Press play to hear a narrated version of this story, presented by AudioHopper. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti is being accused of countenancing one of his aides sexually harassing his longtime bodyguard. LAPD officer Matthew Garza claims in his new...