Tag: Justice Department
Former Assemblyman Terrence Goggin Pleaded Guilty to Defraunding BART Coffee Shop Investors
He took their coffee money and ran. Former Assemblyman Terrence Goggin on Wednesday pleaded guilty to defraunding investors of money they thought was going for him to build more BART station coffee shops. But he instead diverted for personal purposes....
Trump Administration Tries to Throw Out California Car Emissions Lawsuit
In court documents made public on Tuesday, the U.S. Justice Department, on behalf of President Donald Trump, requested that a federal judge throw out California’s car emission lawsuit. In September the Environmental Protections Agency revoked California’s higher car emission standards,...
Government is Failing at Solving California’s Self-Imposed Homeless Crisis
Local Mayors value their worth on how much public funding they can spend and spread around to campaign donors. In a new White House strategy on homelessness aimed at California, Trump administration officials say that housing needs to be deregulated...
How Federal Intervention Can Ease California’s Homeless Crisis
By Edward Ring and Soledad Ursua On October 24, Curbed LA reported that the Los Angeles City Council unanimously voted to provide an additional $24 million in homeless housing bonds to “repurpose a building (207) on the Veterans Affairs campus in West Los...