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The Fate of Offices: A Long-Term Coronavirus Effect No One is Discussing

March 13, 2020 8:13 pmMarch 17, 2020 12:25 pm

With more and more Californians being ordered to work from home for the next several weeks, a potential long term effect on office rentals and telework could be felt. Telework during the COVID-19 outbreak While the economic impact worldwide is...

Gov. Newsom Announces California Can Take Over Hotels and Hospitals to Treat Coronavirus Patients in New Executive Order

March 13, 2020 2:55 pmMarch 14, 2020 9:59 am

Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order on Thursday night that allows the state to commandeer any hotel or medical facility in California and use it to treat those that have the COVID-19 coronavirus. The state Health and Human Services...

Uber and Postmates Appeal District Court’s AB 5 Preliminary Injunction Refusal

March 12, 2020 7:43 pmMay 14, 2020 10:37 am

Uber and Postmates issued an appeal on Tuesday against Los Angeles District Court Judge Dolly M. Gee’s February refusal to temporarily stop AB 5. The appeal comes after the rideshare and delivery companies decided to pivot their preliminary injunction reasoning from...

San Jose Councilwoman Fined for Not Naming Donors, Not Filing Contribution Reports

March 12, 2020 5:32 pmMarch 13, 2020 9:52 am

On Wednesday, San Jose Councilwoman Magdalena Carrasco was fined $3,000 by the California Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) for failing to give information on 76 donors and neglecting a deadline on filing campaign donor forms. According to the report, the...

Lawsuit May End Most Personalized License Plate Restrictions

March 12, 2020 1:40 pm

Earlier this week, a lawsuit filed at a San Francisco federal court is seeking an end to most personalized ‘vanity’ license plate restrictions. In the lawsuit filed by the Pacific Legal Foundation on behalf of Paul “Chris” Ogilvie and several...

Coronavirus Fears to Stop Basketball Fan Attendance, Delay Coachella in California

March 11, 2020 7:36 pmMarch 12, 2020 7:46 am

Amid growing concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus in California, numerous events around California have either been delayed, canceled, or will have greatly reduced attendance, costing the state and local areas hundreds of millions of dollars. Coachella and...

Former Los Angeles Councilman Indicted on Obstruction and Witness Tampering Charges

March 11, 2020 4:33 pm

Former Los Angeles Councilman Mitch Englander surrendered to the FBI on Monday, pleading not guilty to obstructing an investigation on himself during incidents in Las Vegas and Palm Springs in 2017. Englander had originally been indicted by a Federal Grand...