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Can California’s Broken Unemployment Insurance System Be Saved?

December 4, 2024 2:55 amDecember 4, 2024 7:26 am

“The State’s Unemployment Insurance (UI) Financing System Is Broken. The state’s UI program is supposed to be self-sufficient—that is, the system should collect enough funds to pay for benefits over time.” That is the opening paragraph of the Legislative Analyst’s...

Nathan Hochman Sworn In As District Attorney Of Los Angeles County

December 4, 2024 2:45 amDecember 4, 2024 2:46 am

In a swearing-in ceremony on the steps of the Los Angeles Hall of Justice on Tuesday, Nathan Hochman was officially sworn-in as the District Attorney of LA County, replacing the controversial George Gascon. The negative backlash over Gascon’s reform-minded policies,...

Dealing with Persons with an Unsound Mind in California Law

December 4, 2024 2:30 amDecember 4, 2024 2:31 am

Division 1, Part 1 of the California Civil Code has several provisions related to persons with unsound mind. Section 38 provides that a person entirely without understanding has no power to make a contract of any kind, but the person...

BREAKING: Recall Launched Targeting SF Supervisor Engardio

December 3, 2024 4:25 pmDecember 3, 2024 4:26 pm

Tuesday, a Notice of Intent to Recall was presented to the San Francisco Department of Elections with media and supporters on hand. This action kicks off yet another recall effort in a city which has seen four successful recalls in...

The Devastating Cost Of Gascón’s Failed Tenure

December 3, 2024 4:02 pmDecember 3, 2024 4:02 pm

In a stunning display of disconnect, on November 27, George Gascón issued a media release touting his so-called “transformative achievements” over the last four years. Yet glaringly absent from this self-praise was the deeply troubling case of Kenji Howard—a man...

San Francisco Mayor-Elect Daniel Lurie Will Only Take A $1 Salary

December 3, 2024 12:13 pmDecember 3, 2024 12:13 pm

San Francisco Mayor-elect Daniel Lurie announced on Monday that his salary as Mayor will be $1 instead of Mayor London Breed’s current salary of $383,760. His salary announcement comes at the heels of what was an underdog comeback in the...

Greenberg: Good Riddance to Controversy and Betrayal

December 3, 2024 11:30 amDecember 3, 2024 11:30 am

With the defeat of both Aaron Peskin, mayoral candidate and current Board of Supervisors president, along with Dean Preston, District 5 Supervisor and self-labeled Democratic Socialist, San Francisco has rid itself of two powerful, influential and highly-controversial progressive Jewish elected...