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Permits Are Denied for May 1st ‘Re-Open California’ Protests at State Capitol

April 24, 2020 4:53 pmApril 25, 2020 10:20 am

Following the Monday April 20th protest at the California State Capitol demanding the Governor re-open the state and end the lockdown, the Sacramento Bee reported, “demonstrators defied Gov. Gavin Newsom’s orders banning large gatherings.” Almost immediately, the California Highway Patrol...

DMV to Extend Dates, Waive Late Fees Due to Coronavirus

April 24, 2020 4:45 pmApril 26, 2020 4:22 pm

On Thursday, Governor Newsom signed Executive Order N-54-20 into law, adding a series of extensions and penalty cancellations to some California DMV services. Under the new executive order, driver’s licenses and state ID cards that expired after March 2nd will...

Statewide Plastic Bag Ban Suspended Until June

April 24, 2020 1:39 pm

On Thursday, Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order to suspend the 2016 plastic bag ban for 60 days out of COVID-19 coronavirus concerns. The law, which started out as Senate Bill 270 in 2015 and later as Proposition 67...

Federal Judge Blocks California Law Requiring Background Checks to Buy Ammo

April 24, 2020 10:29 amApril 24, 2020 10:35 am

U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez just blocked California’s law requiring background checks for people buying ammunition. The judge ruled on Thursday in favor of the California Rifle & Pistol Association, which asked him to overturn the law requiring background checks...

2020 Q1 Campaign Finance: What 17th Congressional District Candidates Raised And Spent

April 24, 2020 7:59 amApril 26, 2020 1:04 pm

Most of the Bay Area’s Congressional districts are solidly blue, and D-17 is no exception. Incumbent Congressman Rohit “Ro” Khanna (D-CA) has dominated each election since unseating former Congressman Mike Honda in 2016. In the primary last month he garnered...

BREAKING: CA Supreme Court Orders Gov. Respond Re Unemployment Benefits for Undocumenteds

April 23, 2020 6:17 pmApril 25, 2020 7:19 am

While more than 3 million California citizens are awaiting state unemployment benefits because of Governor Gavin Newsom’s order for statewide lockdown, the governor announced last week he was extending $75 million to undocumented immigrants to be passed-through unnamed regional non-profit...

Restraining Order to Stop In-Person Church Services Denied by Judge

April 23, 2020 6:05 pm

On Wednesday, the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles denied a request by three Los Angeles area churches to hold in-church services while both state and county lockdown are in effect. In-person church services will continue to not be allowed...