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Memorial Service For Dianne Feinstein Held Outside San Francisco City Hall

October 5, 2023 5:59 pmOctober 5, 2023 5:59 pm

During a closed to the public memorial service outside of San Francisco City Hall on Thursday, the late Senator Dianne Feinstein was remembered by many, with the event capped off by a video message from President Joe Biden and a...

Three Huge Strikes Impact California: Kaiser Permanente, SAG-AFTRA, WGA

October 5, 2023 12:31 pmOctober 5, 2023 12:31 pm

Two major strikes involving the healthcare industry and the entertainment industry continued on Thursday, with both the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television (SAG-AFTRA) and Kaiser Permanente workers both currently negotiating to end the strikes as soon as possible. While...

Bill to Ban Ballot Hand Counts Signed By Governor Newsom

October 4, 2023 6:35 pmOctober 4, 2023 6:35 pm

A bill to end the manual hand count of ballots in elections with more than 1,000 voters was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday, going into effect immediately after signing. Assembly Bill 969, authored by Assemblywoman Gail...

Paid Sick Leave Expansion Bill Signed Into Law By Governor Newsom

October 4, 2023 4:45 pmOctober 4, 2023 4:45 pm

A bill to increase the minimum number of paid sick leave days a year for employees from three to five, as well as expand the minimum number of accrued sick days a year from six to ten, was signed into...

Los Angeles City Council Moves Forward With Proposal to Ban Cashless Businesses

October 4, 2023 11:42 amOctober 4, 2023 11:42 am

The Los Angeles City Council voted 13-0 on Tuesday to move forward with a motion that would ban all cashless stores in the city, with the chief legislative analyst now being instructed to work with the city attorney on the...

Los Angeles City Councilman John Lee Accused Of Violating Ethics Laws back to 2016

October 3, 2023 12:21 pmOctober 3, 2023 12:21 pm

According to a new report by the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission released on Tuesday, LA City Councilman John Lee stands accused of violating several ethics laws dating back to 2016 when he was then on the staff of former...

Lawmakers Push For Senator-Designate Laphonza Butler To Stay Out Of 2024 Senate Race

October 2, 2023 6:56 pmOctober 2, 2023 6:58 pm

Californian lawmakers from both parties urged recently selected U.S. Senator Designate Laphonza Butler to not run for the Senate in 2024, saying that it is not fair to the other candidates in the race and that the remainder of Dianne...