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Rideshare Drivers Ruled To Be Employees by CPUC Under AB 5

June 12, 2020 6:26 amJune 12, 2020 9:27 am

On Thursday, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) announced that all rideshare service drivers in California will now be considered employees under the AB 5 contract worker law. CPUC decides against rideshare companies All Transportation Network Companies (TNCs), which includes...

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra

Uber, Lyft Sued by California Over Alleged Labor Rights Violations

May 6, 2020 1:57 pm

On Tuesday, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced that the state is suing rideshare giants Uber and Lyft over numerous labor rights violations, and for not treating their drivers as employees. California, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Diego push...

2020 Q1 Campaign Finance: What 12th Congressional District Candidates Raised and Spent

April 17, 2020 2:30 amApril 16, 2020 9:15 pm

The 12th Congressional District, which comprises most of San Francisco, has had Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) in charge since redistricting almost a decade ago, and the region having her as a Congresswoman since the end of the...

Coronavirus Fears to Stop Basketball Fan Attendance, Delay Coachella in California

March 11, 2020 7:36 pmMarch 12, 2020 7:46 am

Amid growing concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus in California, numerous events around California have either been delayed, canceled, or will have greatly reduced attendance, costing the state and local areas hundreds of millions of dollars. Coachella and...

Sen. Dianne Feinstein Cries ‘Racism’ Over Coronavirus

March 10, 2020 6:21 pmMarch 11, 2020 1:05 pm

“We’ve also seen a rise in racism toward Asian Americans because the virus is associated with China. This is unconscionable, and it’s not the American way,” Senator Dianne Feinstein told reporters last week. “People of all ages, races, and ethnicities...

How Prop. 47 Fueled the Homeless Epidemic

February 24, 2020 7:03 amFebruary 24, 2020 3:14 pm

“When you’re in the trenches, you know this is not a housing crisis, but a drug addiction and mental illness crisis. Prop. 47 is a dismal failure and an inhumane way to deal with drug addiction and homelessness.” Ronald...

Kate Steinle Killer Ruled Incompetent to Stand Trial

February 16, 2020 2:14 amFebruary 15, 2020 9:09 pm

Before the killing of Kate Steinle, the Mexican national Jose Inez Garcia Zarate had been deported five times. On Friday a U.S. District Judge ruled that Jose Inez Garcia Zarate, the Mexican national found not guilty of gunning down...