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Tesla CEO Elon Musk Invites UAW to Hold Union Vote at Fremont Plant Following State of Union Address

March 3, 2022 12:43 pmMarch 3, 2022 12:44 pm

On Wednesday, Tesla Founder and CEO Elon Musk responded to President Joe Biden for failing to mention Tesla when talking about electric car manufacturing in his state of the union address earlier this week, by inviting the United Auto Workers...

AG Bonta Announces Multi-State Investigation into Video-Sharing App TikTok

March 3, 2022 2:36 amApril 3, 2022 4:22 pm

California Attorney General Rob Bonta, along with the state attorneys general of seven other states launched an investigation Wednesday into the Chinese video-sharing app TikTok into what physical and mental harm the app is doing to children and young adults....

San Diego City Council Passes Landmark Ban on Street Vendors

March 2, 2022 3:45 pm

The San Diego City Council passed an ordinance in an 8-1 decision on Tuesday that will severely regulate street vendors across the city, either outright banning vendors from locations, or instituting seasonal moratoriums in high traffic and tourist locations. An...

New LA Mayoral Poll Shows Councilman de Leon Gaining on Congresswoman Bass

March 2, 2022 12:13 pmMarch 3, 2022 5:13 pm

A new Loyola Marymount University poll released on Wednesday has shown that the 2022 Los Angeles Mayoral race to be closer than previously thought, with frontrunner Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-CA) now only four points ahead of City Councilman Kevin de...

Los Angeles County to Finally Drop Indoor Mask Mandate Friday

March 2, 2022 2:32 amMarch 1, 2022 9:32 pm

Los Angeles County health officials indicated to the Los Angels County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday that the County would reverse long-held policies and end their indoor mask wearing mandate, including for those unvaccinated, this coming Friday. Los Angeles County...

CPUC Expands Autonomous Rideshare Services in Bay Area For GM’s Cruise, Alphabet’s Waymo

March 1, 2022 4:33 pm

The California Public Utilities Commission expanded the driverless rideshare market on Monday by issuing Drivered Deployment permits to General Motors’ Cruise service and Alphabet’s Waymo service. Since the 2010’s, multiple driverless car companies have fought to become the first driverless...

Proposed Bill To Require State Pension Funds to Divest Completely From Russian Investments

March 1, 2022 11:56 am

A bipartisan-backed bill to require the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) and the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) state pension funds to divest completely from any Russian assets was announced on Monday, with the intention of being formally...