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Boycott Averted for Democratic Presidential Debate in Los Angeles

December 18, 2019 2:16 pmDecember 18, 2019 3:13 pm

The Democratic presidential debate at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles will proceed as scheduled on Thursday now that a labor dispute that was derailing the event has been settled. The event started to implode last weekend when all 7...

Democratic Socialist candidate Shahid Buttar is running against Pelosi again. (photo by Chris

San Francisco Civil Liberties Lawyer Shahid Buttar Running Against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi

December 17, 2019 11:55 amDecember 19, 2019 8:34 am

‘The Speaker can’t likely win an election in San Francisco while doing as much as she has to support & enable our criminal president.’ San Francisco civil liberties lawyer Shahid Buttar last week formerly entered the primary race against House...

Former Assemblyman Terrence Goggin Pleaded Guilty to Defraunding BART Coffee Shop Investors

December 9, 2019 10:30 amDecember 9, 2019 10:52 am

He took their coffee money and ran. Former Assemblyman Terrence Goggin on Wednesday pleaded guilty to defraunding investors of money they thought was going for him to build more BART station coffee shops. But he instead diverted for personal purposes....

CA Attorney General Xavier Becerra, Los Angeles DA Jackie Lacey Sue JUUL For Illegally Marketing, Selling to Teens

November 25, 2019 1:21 amNovember 25, 2019 8:41 pm

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra last week sued e-cigarette manufacturer JUUL for illegally selling and marketing their products to underage teenagers. Becerra was joined in the lawsuit by the County of Los Angeles and Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey....

Trump Administration Agrees to Pay California $850,00 in Legal Fees Over Census Citizenship Question

November 6, 2019 7:23 pmNovember 6, 2019 7:49 pm

The Trump Administration has agreed to pay California $850,00 for legal fees from the Golden State’s successful battle to keep a citizenship question off 2020 Census forms. California and New York, along with civil rights groups, filed separate lawsuits after...

California to Train Poll Workers to Interact with Transgender Voters

November 3, 2019 8:51 amNovember 3, 2019 8:53 am

California Secretary of State Alex Padilla has announced a partnership with an LGBT group to train poll workers on how best to interact with transgendered voters. The details are sketchy but it sounds like they’ll be instructed not to hassle...

Gov. Newsom: AB 5 ‘Landmark Legislation’ for ‘Workers and Our Economy’

September 27, 2019 9:24 amSeptember 27, 2019 12:19 pm

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation that makes it more difficult for companies to classify workers as independent contractors so they can skirt labor laws that cover official employees. The law, AB5, says that “a person providing labor or services...