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More Fast Food Workers Transition Out Of Industry As AB 1228 Start Date Grows Closer

January 13, 2024 2:30 amJanuary 13, 2024 2:31 am

With the AB 1228 fast food minimum wage bill now only a month-and-a-half away from being enacted and moving up pay to $20 an hour for employees in the industry, many are now preemptively looking at other lines of similar...

Bill To Restrict Usage Of Police K-9s Returns To Assembly For Vote

January 12, 2024 4:55 pmJanuary 12, 2024 4:55 pm

A bill to end the use of police K-9 units in many criminal policing situations is set to return to the Assembly this month, with many hoping it will pass the Assembly by the end of January, despite a large...

Schiff Stays In The Lead In Latest IGS Poll

January 12, 2024 12:10 pmJanuary 12, 2024 12:10 pm

A new UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies (IGS) poll was released on Friday, showing that Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA) continues to lead the U.S. Senate race in California, with Congresswoman Katie Porter (D-CA) and former baseball star Steve Garvey...

California’s Concealed Gun Carry Laws Put On Hold (AGAIN)

January 12, 2024 7:10 amJanuary 12, 2024 4:56 pm

In what could best be described as a game of Judicial Ping Pong, two judges on a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Panel have blocked a California Law known as SB 2, which was signed into existence by Governor Gavin...

Happy $20 Billion in Debt New Year: Drowning EDD Sinking Further

January 12, 2024 2:55 amJanuary 12, 2024 2:56 am

Globa Culpa. In October 2023, the Globe predicted the total EDD unemployment trust fund debt – principal and interest – would hit $20 billion. https://californiaglobe.com/fr/fed-unemployment-debt-to-hit-20-billion/ We were wrong – that didn’t happen until January 3, 2024. Even though six of...

Frequently Asked Questions about the Governor’s Pardon and Commutation Powers

January 12, 2024 2:35 amJanuary 12, 2024 2:36 am

Do the federal and state chief executives have pardon power? Yes, both the United States President and California’s Governor have the power to pardon. Where is the President’s pardon power found? The President’s pardon power is contained in Article II,...

Google, Twitch, Discord Announce Massive Layoffs As Bay Area Mass Layoffs Continue

January 12, 2024 2:30 amJanuary 12, 2024 2:31 am

Multiple San Francisco tech firms such as Google and Discord instituted mass layoffs on Wednesday and Thursday, increasing the number of unemployed tech workers in the Bay Area in a year where the region had been projected to begin to...