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CA Rep. Josh Harder Compares California Homeless Epidemic to a Natural Disaster to Receive FEMA Assistance

January 16, 2020 4:40 pmJanuary 17, 2020 4:16 pm

“Homelessness is an emergency. Let’s call it what it is,” Rep. Harder (D-CA) said in a statement Tuesday. “My bill will bridge the gap between the president and the governor and allow us to get the federal support we need...

Crime Journalist Arraigned on Theft, Forgery Charges

January 15, 2020 10:38 amJanuary 15, 2020 10:50 am

Antoinnette Borbon, once a writer for the Davis Vanguard, was arraigned Tuesday in Woodland on counts of grand theft and possessing fictitious instruments, which Yolo County Judge Peter M. Williams said meant “forgery.” It was not the defendant’s first appearance...

Sonoma County Swings and Misses on Homeless Solution

January 14, 2020 3:48 pmJanuary 14, 2020 4:50 pm

The presence of a couple hundred filthy, trench-footed, poop-flinging thieves and a horde of disease-ridden rats probably makes for a less than pleasant bicycle ride. For one brief moment it appeared as though someone was ready to treat California’s...

Fatal Hit-and-Run Sentences May Have Increased Penalties Under Returning Bill

January 14, 2020 2:05 pmJanuary 14, 2020 3:38 pm

A bill that would increase penalties for fatal hit-and-runs will go before the Assembly Public Safety Committee this week. AB 582, authored by Assemblyman Jim Patterson (R-Fresno), would increase the scope of hit-and-runs to include penalties for not immediately stopping...

Fur Industry Sues San Francisco

January 14, 2020 7:52 am

‘Memo to California politicians: You do not have the right to stop people from buying things just because you or special-interest lobbyist allies don’t like the products.’ The International Fur Federation, based in London, announced Monday it has filed a...

California Court Rules That Truckers Are Exempt From AB 5

January 13, 2020 5:23 pm

The Superior Court of California in Los Angeles ruled earlier this week that independent truckers are exempt from AB 5. The ruling by Judge William Highberger came less than two weeks after a temporary exemption was granted. AB 5, the...

California Appeals Court Rules That All Cities Must Follow Sanctuary City Law

January 13, 2020 4:50 pm

The California Fourth District Court of Appeals in Santa Ana has ruled that charter cities and other atypically classified cities have to follow the California Values Act (CVA), commonly known as the ‘sanctuary city law’. Under the CVA, which was...