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LA Supervisor Hilda Solis Orders County Flags Lowered to Half-Staff for Dolores Huerta

October 28, 2026 11:55 amOctober 28, 2026 12:04 pm

Los Angeles County Board Chair Supervisor Hilda Solis today ordered all county flags to be lowered to half-staff in honor of union labor leader Dolores Huerta, who just died at age 96. Dolores Huerta was a notorious farm labor union...

Blackman Presses Hobbs to Reverse Denial of Emergency Aid After Historic Arizona Tornado

October 28, 2026 11:47 amOctober 28, 2026 11:47 am

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs declined to declare a state of emergency following the tornado that struck the small Northeastern Arizona community of Heber-Overgaard on Oct. 21, prompting state Rep. Walt Blackman (R-LD-07) to urge reconsideration as residents continue clearing damaged...

El Al’s SFO–TLV Is Back – And It’s a Big Deal

October 28, 2026 11:06 amOctober 28, 2026 11:06 am

SFO’s International Terminal hosted a launch celebration for El Al’s restored nonstop flights between San Francisco and Tel Aviv. Airline representatives, flight crew, and airport managers gathered for speeches and a ribbon-cutting that marked the official return of the route....

Gov. Newsom Spending $19 Million to Polish His and California’s Image

October 28, 2026 9:33 amOctober 29, 2026 2:18 pm

California Governor Gavin Newsom was heavily criticized in March for authorizing a $19 million taxpayer-funded advertising campaign designed to burnish his own image and improve California’s public image as he touts California’s largess on the presidential campaign trail. “Newsom planning...

Ballot Measures and California Statutory Construction

October 28, 2026 7:03 amOctober 28, 2026 7:03 am

California is one of two dozen states (unlike the federal government) that enjoys the benefits of direct democracy and voter initiatives. Unlike many states where statutes are enacted purely by the legislature, California features a robust system of direct democracy...

Compensation Claims

October 28, 2026 2:22 amOctober 28, 2026 2:23 am

Part 3 of Division 4 of the Labor Code deals with workers’ compensation claims. Chapter 1 deals with payment and assignment. Section 4900 provides that no claim for compensation is assignable before payment, but this provision does not affect the...

DOJ Presses Judge Carter to Sequester Suspected Noncitizen Ballots as Hearing Concludes

October 27, 2026 4:21 pmOctober 27, 2026 4:21 pm

A federal judge in Los Angeles heard arguments Tuesday in the Justice Department’s bid to force California to sequester roughly 20,000 mail ballots linked to suspected noncitizens, one day after the Ninth Circuit dismissed the department’s emergency appeal for lack...