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Jury Rolls Expanded To Include Taxpayers Under Renewed Bill

July 17, 2020 6:27 am

A bill that would expand California county jury rolls to include those who paid Franchise Tax Board (FTB) state taxes received a new push this week following an Assembly Judiciary Committee hearing delay in early July. The expansion of jury...

Governor Newsom Sued By Three Churches Over COVID-19 Singing Ban

July 17, 2020 6:23 am

On Wednesday, Governor Gavin Newsom was sued by three Northern California churches over a July 1st order to stop all ‘singing and chanting activities’ in houses of worship. Three churches sue Governor Newsom The lawsuit, filed by Calvary Chapel of...

Bill Would Force Companies To Give Board Seats To Minority Candidates

July 16, 2020 4:11 pmJuly 16, 2020 4:12 pm

On Tuesday, a bill that would set up mandatory minority quotas on California company board of directors was heavily amended once again as it awaits a hearing in the Assembly. AB 979 minority quota minimums Assembly Bill 979, authored by...

LA Mayor’s Bodyguard Sues City For Sexual Harassment

July 16, 2020 10:42 amMarch 17, 2022 8:19 pm

Press play to hear a narrated version of this story, presented by AudioHopper. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti is being accused of countenancing one of his aides sexually harassing his longtime bodyguard. LAPD officer Matthew Garza claims in his new...

Downtown Sacramento: Streets Empty, Businesses Still Boarded Up

July 16, 2020 8:54 amJuly 16, 2020 4:22 pm

While Sacramento residents have been locked down, many are not aware that downtown businesses are still boarded up from the Antifa and Black Lives Matter riots in June. Following violence, anarchy, mass property damage, theft, robbery and vandalism during the...

The Public Utilities Commission

July 16, 2020 7:04 amJuly 16, 2020 7:09 am

California’s Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is one of the few state agencies that is established in the state’s constitution. Article 12 was added by Proposition 12 at the November 5, 1974 election. This article of the constitution contains the following...

California to Release 18,000 Convicted Criminals by End of August

July 16, 2020 6:52 amJuly 16, 2020 6:57 am

While California is in another statewide lockdown of most businesses, and wearing masks is mandatory, Gov. Gavin Newsom is releasing convicted criminals from prisons and jails. “Estimates of 8,000 inmates could be eligible for release by end of August, in...