Michelle Mears, Author at California Globe

If you build it they will come. Residents in a coastal beach town in North San Diego County are fighting to prevent a regional program for the homeless from anchoring itself inside a dense residential neighborhood, zoned agricultural and...

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State Audit Of Workers Compensation Uncovers Lengthy Delays In Claims for Californians Injured On The Job

January 17, 2020 6:52 amJanuary 17, 2020 6:57 am

California’s first-ever audit of its Division of Workers Compensation finds that people who are injured on the job may have to wait years to receive the benefits they are entitled to by law. In addition, medical evaluations approved by the...

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Freelancers Angry Over Assemblywoman Gonzalez’ False Claims About Benefits

January 14, 2020 6:51 amJanuary 14, 2020 7:27 am

“Like the old Soviet Union you will be allowed to work only if government allows it—under their conditions, not yours.” ~Stephen Frank Part ll of those hurt by AB 5. Part l is here: Democrat Assemblywoman Gonzalez Says There...

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Democrat Assemblywoman Gonzalez Says There Is No Data Proving Thousands of Freelancers Are Losing Work Due to AB-5

January 12, 2020 8:38 pmJanuary 13, 2020 9:53 am

A Democrat lawmaker continues to defend Assembly Bill 5 during an interview at TV Station KUSI in San Diego on Jan. 10, despite that the new law is putting thousands of people out of work. On January 1, the new...

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Class-Action Lawsuit Filed in California Against Multi-Billion Dollar TikTok

January 7, 2020 7:08 amJanuary 6, 2020 8:17 pm

The Pentagon has reversed its policy on TikTok. The popular Chinese owned social media app is now considered a security threat. The Army was using the app as an effective tool to reach young Americans as a recruiting tool. Lt....

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Florida Based Company Suing California For Law Ending Operation Of Private Prisons and Immigration Detention Facilities

January 5, 2020 8:33 amJanuary 5, 2020 8:59 am

A private detention company based in Florida is suing the State of California for signing into law Assembly Bill 32 that ends contracts with for-profit prisons. Newport Beach law firm Newmeyer and Dillion are representing the GEO Group that operates...

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Marines From California’s 29 Palms Help Secure U.S. Embassy Under Attack in Baghdad, Iraq

January 1, 2020 8:12 amJanuary 1, 2020 8:15 am

Marines from 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, based out of 29 Palms, California is the infantry unit currently assigned to secure the U.S Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq. U.S. Central Command reported Tuesday, a detachment of 100 Marines was sent to the...

Author: Michelle Mears

A San Diego County Beach Community Questions The Intentions Of A Proposed Parking Lot for Homeless