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Proposed Guenoc Valley Luxury Resort Halted By Lake County Judge Over Wildfire Concerns, CEQA Issues

January 7, 2022 1:40 pm

Lake County Superior Court Judge J. David Markham ruled earlier this week that development of a large 25-square-mile proposed resort in the Guenoc Valley is to be stopped due to violations of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) by not...

9th Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds California’s Ban on ‘High-Capacity Firearm Magazines’

December 1, 2021 2:18 amNovember 30, 2021 9:19 pm

An 11 judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled 7-4 on Tuesday to uphold California’s ban on high-capacity firearm magazines, overturning an earlier District Court ruling. In 2016, California voters voted in favor on Proposition...

Amazon Settles With California For $500k Over COVID Case Concealment From Employees

November 15, 2021 4:14 pm

California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced on Monday Amazon and the state reached an agreement where Amazon will now have to inform employees within one business day on how many new COVID-19 cases have come up in the company, as...

U.S. Supreme Court Rules Against California in Non-Profit Donor Disclosure Case

July 1, 2021 11:22 amAugust 4, 2021 2:18 pm

In a landmark decision, the United States Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that California must stop it’s practice of requiring non-profits and charities to disclose the names and addresses of their largest donors. Press play to hear a narrated version...

U.S. Supreme Court Turns Down Texas Lawsuit Against California Travel Ban

April 26, 2021 10:31 am

The U.S. Supreme Court rejected Texas’ case against California’s ban on state-funded businesses trips to Texas and several others states due to LGBT discrimination laws on Monday. In 2019, California instituted taxpayer-funded travel bans to Texas and 10 other states...

Gov. Newsom Appoints Assemblyman Rob Bonta as Next Attorney General

March 24, 2021 4:39 pmMarch 26, 2021 6:45 am

On Wednesday, Governor Gavin Newsom appointed Assemblyman Rob Bonta (D-Oakland) as the next Attorney General of California. Bonta, a Yale University graduate who had previously served as a Deputy City Attorney of San Francisco and an Alameda City Councilor before...

San Diego Convention Center To Be Used As Emergency Facility To House Unaccompanied Immigrant Children

March 24, 2021 3:09 amMarch 26, 2021 6:47 am

On Monday, San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria and San Diego County Board of Supervisors Chairman Nathan Fletcher announced that the San Diego Convention Center will be used as a facility to house unaccompanied immigrant children in this country illegally. According...