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Sen. Feinstein’s Office Confirms She Had More Health Issues During Absence Than Reported

May 18, 2023 5:18 pmMay 18, 2023 5:19 pm

On Thursday, Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) admitted that her staying home to recover from shingles for two months earlier this year was actually due to multiple health issues, with her office going back and forth on what she actually had....

Bill To Create School Zone Camera Pilot Program In Six Cities Goes Before Assembly Appropriations Committee

May 18, 2023 12:18 pmMay 18, 2023 12:18 pm

A bill to create a pilot program to install cameras in school zones and high accident areas in six major cities across California was heard in the Assembly Appropriations Committee Thursday following passage last month in two other Committees. Assembly...

Harebrained Study Behind Gov. Newsom Blaming Fossil Fuel Companies for California Wildfires

May 18, 2023 8:20 amMay 21, 2023 11:22 am

Earlier this week, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a $60-million plan to build a special “fish” channel to allow salmon and steelhead, sturgeon and lamprey to swim around a dam on the Yuba River. More on that later. Newsom also blurted...

Warehouse Distributions Centers Under the Labor Code

May 18, 2023 6:15 amMay 18, 2023 6:18 am

Warehouse distribution centers are regulated under Labor Code Division 2, Part 8.6. Labor Code Section 2100 provides definitions for the following terms: “commissioner,” “defined time period,” “division,” “employee,” “employee work speed data,” “employer,” “person,” “quota,” and “warehouse distribution center.” Section...

Bill To Restrict Marijuana Packaging Appealing To Children Gains Support In Assembly

May 18, 2023 2:45 amMay 18, 2023 2:46 am

A bill to restrict marijuana products with packaging that appeals to children continued to gain traction in the Assembly, with more votes shifting in favor of the bill in recent weeks. Assembly Bill 1207, authored by Assemblywoman Jacqui Irwin (D-Thousand...

An Ulterior Media

May 18, 2023 2:25 amMay 18, 2023 2:26 am

We all have an acquaintance – let’s call him Mike – that we know that whenever he says something we immediately ask ourselves “Why is he saying that?” “The sky is blue,” says Mike and we immediately think “Well, that’s...

Walgreens To Pay $230 Million Settlement to San Francisco for Contributing to Opioid Epidemic

May 17, 2023 8:05 pmMay 18, 2023 5:00 am

San Francisco reached a $230 million settlement with Walgreens on Friday over the companies role in the opioid crisis in the city, completing a District Court case last year that had found Walgreens guilty. The city, like many areas of...