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Bill To Halt Employers From Asking Applicants About Prior Marijuana Use Passes Assembly

September 14, 2023 6:42 pmSeptember 14, 2023 6:42 pm

A bill that would make it illegal for employers to ask job applicants about prior marijuana use passed the Assembly this week, moving the bill to a final Senate vote before going to the Governor’s desk. Senate Bill 700, authored...

Reparations Task Force To Have Final Meeting On Thursday

June 26, 2023 6:45 pmJune 26, 2023 6:47 pm

The California Reparations Task Force entered their final week of meetings to make last minute tweaks to their final reparations recommendations report Monday, with the final report due to the state legislature on Friday. Since the Task Force was first...

New PPIC Poll Finds Only 39% of California Voters Support Reparations Task Force Task Force

June 7, 2023 12:38 pmJune 7, 2023 12:38 pm

A new Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) poll released this week found that only 39% of voters in California support the idea of a Reparations Task Force, showing a huge lack of support for the group only weeks before...

Bill to Limit Police From Issuing Tickets for ‘Low-Level Violations’ Narrowly Passed In Senate

June 1, 2023 1:10 pmJune 1, 2023 1:10 pm

A bill to limit law enforcement officers from issuing tickets for “low-level violations”, such as expired plates or having a light out, was narrowly passed in the Senate on Wednesday. Senate Bill 50, authored by Senator Steven Bradford (D-Gardena), would...

Bill Would Create ‘Ebony Alert’ Emergency System For Missing Black Youth

April 4, 2023 12:44 pmApril 4, 2023 12:48 pm

A bill to create a new “Ebony Alert” system to send out emergency notifications in the event of a missing black child or black young woman gained traction this week before a looming Senate Committee vote. Senate Bill 673, authored...

Bruce’s Beach Sold Back To LA County For $20 Million Less Than 7 Months After Handover To Family

January 4, 2023 2:30 amJanuary 4, 2023 6:53 am

Heirs of the Bruce family, who were given back Bruce’s Beach in Manhattan Beach last year following 98 years after a controversial eminent domain decision by the city, sold back the beach to Los Angeles County on Tuesday after less...

Bill To Seal Felony Convictions Of Most Ex-Felons After 4 Years Passes Senate

August 19, 2022 2:30 amAugust 18, 2022 8:05 pm

A bill to create a new way to seal felony convictions and arrest records of formerly incarcerated Californians was passed by the Senate on Thursday. Senate Bill 731, jointly authored by Senators Maria Elena Durazo (D-Los Angeles) and Steven Bradford...