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More Than A Month’s Worth: That’s the Size of LA DA Gascon’s Case Backlog
Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón has been criticized – rightly – for any number of justice system reasons: soft on crime, does not add gun enhancements to charges, does not support victim’s families, does not oppose the parole of...
Under the Radar: How Gov. Newsom Uses Clemency to Engineer Parole for Recidivist Felons and Murderers
Gov. Gavin Newsom is big on demanding transparency and accountability from others, such as school officials and social media companies. But from himself, not so much—and especially not when it comes to using his clemency powers to engineer the future...
Costing LA More Than $3 Billion, Hollywood Writers Strike At A Standstill Again
The Hollywood writers strike was once again brought to a standstill on Friday, with both the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) announcing that no talks are currently in the works...
Paid Sick Leave Expansion Bill Prepares For Final Votes In Assembly
A bill to increase the minimum number of paid sick leave days a year for employees from three to seven, as well as expand the minimum number of accrued sick days a year from six to fourteen, prepared for the...
California State Auditor Rates Unemployment Agency ‘High Risk’
The California State Auditor’s Office has slapped the omni-shambles Employment Development Department, California’s unemployment agency with a “high risk” rating, meaning that the “likelihood of waste, fraud, abuse, or mismanagement or the likelihood of impaired economy, efficiency, or effectiveness causing...
Climate Mental Nuts on Sacramento City Council Go After CA Restaurant Association
The Sacramento Bee has its knickers in a twist because the California Restaurant Association allegedly has attempted “to water down the city of Sacramento’s climate change proposal to require new buildings be powered by electricity.” Stop the presses! The restaurant...