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Father, Son Arrested Over Allegedly Starting Caldor Wildfire in Northern CA

December 9, 2021 11:52 am

A Northern California father and son were arrested on Wednesday over allegedly starting the large Caldor wildfire in August, which had come close to burning down the resort city of South Lake Tahoe. The Caldor Fire began on August 14th...

CA Supreme Court Halts Illegal Gambling Operations by Canadian Company

October 29, 2021 11:35 am

A Canadian gaming company agreed to pay $3.5 million to the state of California and halt all operations statewide after it was found to have conducted illegal gambling through casino-style “sweepstakes cafes.” Pong Game Studios Corp. has for years provided...

California AG Bonta’s Investigation into Huntington Beach Oil Spill ‘Political Posturing’

October 12, 2021 11:32 amOctober 12, 2021 11:32 am

State Attorney General Rob Bonta announced on Monday that the California Department of Justice would be investigating the Huntington Beach oil spill, becoming the second entity following the U.S. Coast Guard to look into the matter. The spill, which began...

AB 5 First Amendment Lawsuit Expects Response From State AG This Week

July 12, 2021 3:08 pm

The state of California is expected to file a response to a lawsuit filed by Oxnard resident Aaron Starr alleging that AB 5 violates First Amendment freedom of speech protection sometime this week, pushing forward the suit that may further...

CA Attorney General Rob Bonta Announces New ‘Racial Justice Bureau’

May 12, 2021 2:56 pmMarch 22, 2022 11:40 am

California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Tuesday he would be creating a new “racial justice bureau” within the California Department of Justice “for a virtual convening against hate crime with California’s Big City Mayors.” “Too many Asian, Latino, Black, Native...

CA Senate Domestic Terrorism Bill Authorizing Investigation into Right-Wing Groups

January 11, 2021 6:28 pmJanuary 13, 2021 6:14 am

On Monday, State Senators Henry Stern (D-Los Angeles) and Tom Umberg (D-Santa Ana) announced that they would soon be introducing a bill to have the state create special investigation units focusing on domestic terrorism. The as of yet unnumbered bill,...

School-Sent Firearm Storage Material Bill Passes Assembly Committee

January 17, 2020 4:13 pm

A bill that would send parents materials on safe home firearm storage through schools has unanimously passed a second Assembly committee vote. Under AB 276, authored by Assemblywoman Laura Friedman (D-Glendale), the Department of Education and Department of Justice would...