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$25 An Hour Minimum Wage Proposed by LA City Council For Tourism Workers

April 12, 2023 5:29 pmApril 13, 2023 9:39 am

Los Angeles City Councilman Curren Price introduced a motion on Wednesday to increase the minimum wage for tourism workers from $16 an hour to $25 an hour. The proposal is the latest in a flurry of minimum wage increases and...

Bill To Ban Five Common Food Additives Passed In Assembly Health Committee 12-1

April 12, 2023 1:15 pmApril 12, 2023 1:15 pm

A bill to ban five common food additives in California, including those commonly found in some candies, was approved by the Assembly Health Committee in a 12-1 vote on Tuesday, overcoming the first major voting hurdle. Assembly Bill 418, authored...

Gov. Newsom Brags that Rest of Country Wants His Gas Tax Scheme

April 12, 2023 8:40 amApril 13, 2023 11:44 am

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Gas Tax, as it is being called in many circles, creates a new panel of unelected bureaucrats with subpoena power, to investigate oil and gas companies, impose penalties, new costs and regulations, which would inevitably lead to...

Select Committee on CCP Chairman Gallagher Discusses Recent California Trip

April 12, 2023 2:45 amApril 12, 2023 6:27 am

A bipartisan group of lawmakers led by House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party Chairman Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) traveled to California last week for several high-level meetings with industry leaders, including studio executives from Hollywood, tech industry leaders...

Why Businesses Are Leaving San Francisco

April 12, 2023 2:30 amApril 12, 2023 7:14 am

The Monday closure of San Francisco’s flagship Whole Foods supermarket is just the latest in a long string of both chain and small businesses in the city. Crime, drug use, and economic factors unique to San Francisco, have led many business...

Pipeline Involved In 2021 Orange County Oil Spill To Reopen

April 11, 2023 5:45 pmApril 11, 2023 5:45 pm

Amplify Energy announced on Monday that the oil pipeline severed during the October 2021 Orange County oil spill would be going back into service soon, roughly over a year and a half of repairs and legal issues kept it offline....

California Bill Will Release Death Sentenced Murderers After 20 Years

April 11, 2023 3:52 pmApril 13, 2023 3:12 pm

The California Senate Public Safety Committee voted on a bill Tuesday to give the state’s worst murderers, who have been sentenced to death or life without the possibility of parole (LWOP), the opportunity to have their sentences invalidated and make them...