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Grocery Store Union Votes To Strike If Needed at 4 Southern California Grocery Store Chains

March 28, 2022 5:31 pm

Following a week of voting last week, 48,000 United Food and Commercial Workers International Union grocery store workers voted to strike if needed for higher wages in several Southern California grocery chains during the weekend. A possible strike has been...

U.S. Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Prop 12 Animal Confinement Law Challenge

March 28, 2022 12:29 pm

The U.S. Supreme Court announced on Monday that they would hear a case over California’s Prop 12 law later this year, specifically hearing a challenge over the banning the sale of items when new animal confinement standards are not met....

Bill To Limit Foreign Oil Imports into CA, Foster More Statewide Production To Face Senate Comm. April 5th

March 26, 2022 2:25 amMarch 26, 2022 4:45 pm

A bill intended to push the state Legislature to prohibit the import of crude oil into California if the source of the oil is a foreign nation with demonstrated human rights abuses, or a foreign nation with environmental standards that...

SF Supervisors Halt Amazon’s New Warehouse Plan With Parcel Delivery Moratorium

March 25, 2022 4:08 pmMarch 25, 2022 4:08 pm

Amazon announced earlier this week that they will stop the development of a new warehouse in San Francisco following the Board of Supervisors passing a year and a half long moratorium on new parcel delivery stations. The citywide legislation, authored...

Encinitas’ Rejection of High Density Apartments Next Target for AG Bonta’s Housing Strike Force

March 25, 2022 12:16 pm

The California Attorney General and state Department of Justice continue to challenge cities not complying with state laws aimed at increasing housing and creating affordable housing. They called out the San Diego County city of Encinitas Thursday for not approving...

Violent Crimes Up 60% in LA According to Latest LAPD Data Since 2019

March 25, 2022 2:50 amMarch 24, 2022 9:51 pm

During a Los Angeles Board of Police Commission meeting earlier this week, LAPD Chief Michel Moore revealed that violent crimes have risen exponentially in the past year, moving the city closer to San Francisco in terms of the highest crime...

Chevron El Segundo Workers Avoid Strike Following Acceptance of Final Offer

March 24, 2022 4:01 pm

A second strike at a Chevron refinery was narrowly averted on Wednesday after the United Steelworkers union voted to ratify the oil company’s last contract offer at the Chevron El Segundo Refinery outside of Los Angeles. The Contract issue dates...