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Billionaires Spending $50M on ‘Republican Voters Against Trump’ Campaign

March 13, 2024 8:36 amMarch 13, 2024 9:33 am

I received an email Tuesday from a group calling itself “Republican Voters Against Trump,” just as former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden clinched their parties’ presidential nominations. If times were sane, this might be seen as frivolous or silly....

Professional Strikebreakers under the California Labor Code

March 13, 2024 2:45 amMarch 13, 2024 2:46 am

The use of “professional strikebreakers” is prohibited in the State of California. The law addressing professional strikebreakers is contained in Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Part 3 of Division 2 of the California Labor Code. Section 1130 sets forth...

New IRS Data Finds California is Gaining More Millionaires Despite Record Outbound Migration

March 13, 2024 2:30 amMarch 13, 2024 2:31 am

New findings by Bloomberg via IRS data have found that, despite a significant exodus of residents from California since the late 2010s causing overall state population loss, California has continued to make more millionaires during the same time frame, with...

Gov. Newsom Denies Parole Of Murderer Who Killed Teenager In SF In 2004

March 12, 2024 12:51 pmMarch 13, 2024 9:20 am

Governor Gavin Newsom reversed the state Parole Board’s decision of paroling Royce Miller, a murder convicted of killing a San Francisco high school student in 2004, during the weekend, sending him back to prison until his next parole board review...

Payment of Wages for Special Occupations in the Labor Code

March 12, 2024 2:55 amMarch 12, 2024 2:56 am

California’s Labor Code, in Division 2, Part 1, Chapter 1, Article 3, contains rules for the payment of wages for special occupations. Article 3 was added in 1945 by Chapter 628. Section 270 prohibits a person, agent, or officer who...

Seven Of Top Ten Most Expensive Cities In US Are In California

March 12, 2024 2:30 amMarch 12, 2024 2:31 am

Financial tech company Smart Asset just released a new study of the most expensive cities in the United States to live in comfortably, with seven of the top ten located in California. Previous studies have shown a similarly high number...

San Francisco School Board Recall Leader Autumn Looijen Enters Supervisor Race

March 11, 2024 5:29 pmMarch 11, 2024 5:29 pm

San Francisco Supervisor Dean Preston was challenged for his District 5 Supervisor seat on Monday by organizer and activist Autumn Looijen, who helped lead the successful 2022 recall of three San Francisco School Board members. As extensively covered by the...