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Bill Would Force Insurance Co. to Pay Coronavirus ‘Business Interruption’ Claims

July 23, 2020 5:02 pmJuly 23, 2020 8:56 pm

California Assembly members James Ramos (D-San Francisco) and Monique Limón (D-Santa Barbara) are pushing legislation that would force insurance companies to pay coronavirus-related “business interruption”claims they have been denying. AB 1552 would be retroactive to March 4 and would create...

Sacramento Bee Deems Mug Shots Racist

July 22, 2020 11:45 amMarch 17, 2022 8:26 pm

Press play to hear a narrated version of this story, presented by AudioHopper. First, the Los Angeles Times declared that “looting” has racist connotations and prohibited reporters from using it. Now, the Sacramento Bee, which had already “banned” the word...

Los Angeles Times Deems ‘Looting’ Verboten and Racist

July 19, 2020 7:35 amFebruary 25, 2021 11:44 am

The LA Times is no longer going to say that looters are looting. The newspaper’s newly updated style guide warns: “’Looting’ is a crime that occurs only during a state of emergency (in any jurisdiction: state, county, city, etc.). Do...

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...

Trump Admin Reverses Policy Revoking Foreign Students’ Visas

July 15, 2020 3:10 pmJuly 15, 2020 3:13 pm

Pummeled by lawsuits from California, the University of California, the University of Southern California, 20 states, and and scores of colleges and universities, the Trump Administration yesterday abruptly backed off its policy revoking visas for foreign students who take classes...

Latest CA Attorney General Lawsuit Against Trump Administration Hyperbolic Assault

July 13, 2020 1:29 amJuly 13, 2020 7:11 am

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra sued the Trump Administration last Thursday over its edict that would revoke the visas of foreign students who only take classes online, claiming that ICE exceeded its authority with the directive, and it would endanger...

California AG Sues Trump Administration Over Federal Coronavirus Relief Funds for Schools

July 8, 2020 8:20 pmJuly 8, 2020 8:27 pm

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra sued the Trump Education Department on Tuesday over its decision to make federal coronavirus relief funds readily available to private schools by supposedly applying the wrong standard on how money is appropriated. The federal Coronavirus...