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Lawsuit: California Utility Customers Forced to Bail Out Utilities for Wildfires They Cause

October 9, 2019 4:01 pmOctober 10, 2019 1:57 pm

‘AB 1054 was enacted to serve the primary private purpose of bailing out investor owned utilities from the billions of dollars in damages from catastrophic wildfires they imprudently caused.’ A lawsuit filed in the Federal District Court in California...

Ex-Felons Can Now Serve On California Juries Under New Law

October 9, 2019 2:30 pmOctober 9, 2019 4:01 pm

SB 310, the bill which restores jury duty rights to most formerly incarcerated people convicted under a felony, was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday. The new law, while granting the right to serve on a jury,...

The Insurance Lobby is Ruining the California Healthcare System

October 9, 2019 9:39 amOctober 10, 2019 10:13 am

The price of a healthcare plan for a family of four is expected to exceed $30,000. Big changes are on the horizon for California’s healthcare system, and for many, those changes couldn’t come soon enough. Spearheaded by Governor Gavin...

California Governor’s Line-Item Veto Authority

October 9, 2019 6:52 amOctober 8, 2019 2:54 pm

Article IV of the California Constitution concerns the legislative branch of government. However, it also describes powers of the Governor and the role that he or she plays in the legislative process. Specifically, Section 10 of Article IV deals with...

Female Dockworkers In Los Angeles And Long Beach File Discrimination Suit

October 9, 2019 6:18 am

A Federal discrimination suit against the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 13 and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) has been filed by the ACLU in Los Angeles. The lawsuit claims that both the union (ILWU) and the shippers...

$15 Billion Dollar School Bond Is Coming To Ballots This March

October 9, 2019 5:22 amOctober 9, 2019 2:31 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom Signed into law AB 48, which will let voters decide in March whether or not to approve a $15 billion dollar bond for California Schools. According to the bill and subsequent bond measure, the $15 billion will...

Some HIV Medications Can Now Be Bought Without A Prescription Under New Law

October 8, 2019 2:06 pm

Two HIV prevention pills are now legal to buy in California without a doctor’s note. SB 159 was signed into law by Governor Newsom, allowing the HIV prevention drugs PrEP and PEP to essentially be sold over the counter. The...