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$25 An Hour Minimum Wage Proposed by LA City Council For Tourism Workers

April 12, 2023 5:29 pmApril 13, 2023 9:39 am

Los Angeles City Councilman Curren Price introduced a motion on Wednesday to increase the minimum wage for tourism workers from $16 an hour to $25 an hour. The proposal is the latest in a flurry of minimum wage increases and...

Bill To Ban Five Common Food Additives Passed In Assembly Health Committee 12-1

April 12, 2023 1:15 pmApril 12, 2023 1:15 pm

A bill to ban five common food additives in California, including those commonly found in some candies, was approved by the Assembly Health Committee in a 12-1 vote on Tuesday, overcoming the first major voting hurdle. Assembly Bill 418, authored...

Why Businesses Are Leaving San Francisco

April 12, 2023 2:30 amApril 12, 2023 7:14 am

The Monday closure of San Francisco’s flagship Whole Foods supermarket is just the latest in a long string of both chain and small businesses in the city. Crime, drug use, and economic factors unique to San Francisco, have led many business...

Pipeline Involved In 2021 Orange County Oil Spill To Reopen

April 11, 2023 5:45 pmApril 11, 2023 5:45 pm

Amplify Energy announced on Monday that the oil pipeline severed during the October 2021 Orange County oil spill would be going back into service soon, roughly over a year and a half of repairs and legal issues kept it offline....

‘Flagship’ San Francisco Whole Foods Closes Only One Year In; Cites High Crime, Rampant Drugs

April 11, 2023 1:49 pmApril 11, 2023 4:03 pm

One of the largest supermarkets remaining in San Francisco, the flagship Whole Foods on the corner of 8th and Market, shut down with little warning at the end of business on Monday after only a year in business, citing high...

New Study Finds Violence In California Schools Has Gone Down By 50% in 20 Years

April 11, 2023 2:30 amApril 11, 2023 2:31 am

A new study by UCLA has found that day-to-day violence at middle and high schools in California has plummeted since the early-2000’s, with California schools now being the safest in decades. According to the study, a 56% reduction in school...

Gov. Newsom Announces State Stockpile Of 2 Million Abortion Pills

April 10, 2023 5:31 pmApril 10, 2023 5:31 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Monday that, due to a recent U.S. District Court ruling on the U.S. improperly approving the abortion pill Mifepristone over 20 years ago and thereby putting legality up in the air, California would begin stockpiling...