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Sonoma County Equity Office Gave ARPA Funding to Inmate for DUI Case

August 25, 2023 7:45 amAugust 25, 2023 7:46 am

Within the County of Sonoma, school boards and nonprofits continue to be riddled with nepotism. Santa Rosa City Schools Board (SRCS) President Stephanie Manieri, her aunt, Executive Director Maria Isabel Lopez, Raizes Collective and SRCS Trustee Alegria De La Cruz...

The Startling COVID Shot Death and Illness Figures

August 25, 2023 6:40 amAugust 25, 2023 12:38 pm

Safe and effective – that has been the COVID shot mantra. But California figures show the shot was not nearly as safe as a regular vaccine. And as to effective, well it depends upon how the word is defined: it...

CA Senate Republicans Send Letter To Insurance Commissioner Lara Over Faltering Homeowners Insurance Market

August 25, 2023 2:30 amAugust 25, 2023 2:31 am

California State Senators delivered a letter to California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Thursday, urging him to take more direct action in fixing the state’s faltering homeowners insurance market. In the past three months, 5 insurance companies operating in California...

Uber Raises Minimum Age For Rideshare Drivers Because Of Higher Insurance Costs, Litigation Concerns

August 24, 2023 4:43 pmAugust 24, 2023 4:43 pm

Rideshare company Uber announced on Thursday that because of California’s high insurance rates and litigation environment, that they will no longer be hiring drivers in the state who are under 25. In recent months, Uber has been dealt several legal...

Criminal Justice Legal Foundation Report: Prop. 57 Does Not Reduce Recidivism

August 24, 2023 2:59 pmAugust 24, 2023 3:37 pm

In April, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) released a report suggesting that the number of inmates given early release in the year after enactment of Proposition 57, who were convicted of new crimes over the next three...

Two Doctors File Lawsuit Challenging California Law Requiring ‘Implicit Bias’ Training in Medical Education

August 24, 2023 2:43 pmAugust 25, 2023 6:53 am

Two California doctors are challenging a state law that requires them to call the doctors they teach racists. In 2019, California passed Assembly Bill 241 by then-Assemblywoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-Los Angeles), requiring that starting in 2022 teachers of continuing medical...

Apple Reverses Course On SB 244 Right To Repair Bill

August 24, 2023 1:27 pmAugust 24, 2023 1:27 pm

A bill to require companies provide consumers with the necessary materials to repair products that were purchased from a manufacturer received major backing from tech companies this weeks, with long-time “right-to-repair” opponent Apple now formally in favor of the legislation....