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Marines From California’s 29 Palms Help Secure U.S. Embassy Under Attack in Baghdad, Iraq

January 1, 2020 8:12 amJanuary 1, 2020 8:15 am

Marines from 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, based out of 29 Palms, California is the infantry unit currently assigned to secure the U.S Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq. U.S. Central Command reported Tuesday, a detachment of 100 Marines was sent to the...

Uber and Postmates File Suit Against California Over Imminent AB 5 Law

December 31, 2019 2:37 pm

Uber and Postmates teamed up with Uber driver Lydia Olson and Postmates driver Miguel Perez to file a lawsuit against the state of California over AB 5 on Monday. Exemptions and unconstitutional statutes The suit claims that AB 5, the...

California’s Ban on Alligator and Crocodile Product Sales is Blocked By Louisiana in Lawsuit

December 30, 2019 2:49 pm

California’s statewide ban on alligator and crocodile product sales, which was to go into effect on January 1st, has been temporally halted in Federal Court. U.S. District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller ruled to give Louisiana a temporary order only a...

Assemblywoman Gonzalez, Other Lawmakers Begin To Rethink Certain Parts of AB 5

December 27, 2019 5:20 pmDecember 30, 2019 9:12 am

With the independent contractor limiting bill AB 5 about to become law January 1st, many lawmakers and politicians who initially supported the bill are now beginning to question either all or certain parts of it. Freelance press limitations With thousands...

Vaccinations in California Rebound Less Than 5 Years After SB 277 According to New Study

December 27, 2019 12:42 pm

Less than 5 years after SB 277 was signed into law and removed personal belief vaccination exemptions for children in public schools, the number of vaccinated children in California has skyrocketed. A recently released study in the the medical journal...

Voters May No Longer Approve Public Housing Projects Under New Bill

December 27, 2019 2:09 amDecember 26, 2019 10:11 pm

Article 34 of California’s Constitution requires local voter approval for public housing projects. However, this may be repealed in 2020 if supporters of a bill backing the repeal get it approved. The need for more low income housing SCA 1,...

President Trump Threatens Federal Intervention if California Doesn’t do More to Solve Homeless Crisis

December 26, 2019 12:37 pm

President Donald Trump criticized California Governor Gavin Newsom and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi over crime and homelessness on Twitter Wednesday, coming only days after a HUD report showing huge homelessness gains in California. “Governor Gavin N has done a really...