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Why is the CA Unemployment Agency Using Third Party to Identify Claimants?

June 17, 2021 9:47 am

With the California Unemployment agency allowing more than $30 billion in fraudulent claims during the coronavirus lockdown, and months of ongoing overdue claims payments, the agency is apparently addressing a backlog of claims by reaching out to claimants out of...

California Drought Response: Water Board Cuts Off Water to Thousands of Farms

June 17, 2021 7:01 amJune 17, 2021 7:01 am

The California State Water Resources Control Board announced that thousands of farmers in the Central Valley up to the Oregon Border will have their water curtailed until winter, the Globe reported Wednesday. The order “targets 4,300 ‘junior’ water rights holders...

State Water Resources Control Board Announces That 6,600 Farmers May Have Water Shut Off

June 17, 2021 2:40 amJune 16, 2021 7:40 pm

The California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) cautioned 6,600 farmers in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta watershed on Tuesday that they may have water shutoff until winter. This years drought, which Governor Gavin Newsom has already declared an emergency in...

Sacramento City Council Issues Restraining Order Against Councilwoman’s New Employee?

June 16, 2021 2:58 pmJune 16, 2021 3:56 pm

Last week the Globe broke the story that Sacramento City Councilwoman Katie Valenzuela had just announced a new hire to her city staff: Skyler Henry, “Sacramento born and raised man of leisure, producer and co-host for @voicesrivercity, musician, maker of films,”...

Los Angeles City Councilman Mike Bonin Given Recall Notice

June 16, 2021 10:49 amMarch 22, 2022 11:46 am

Los Angeles City Councilman Mike Bonin was handed a recall notice on Tuesday at his Mar Vista home, becoming the latest of dozens of recall efforts sweeping the state in the past year and the second against a Los Angeles...

Los Angeles Flavored Tobacco Ban Could Increase Youth Smoking

June 16, 2021 10:13 amJune 18, 2021 10:24 am

The Los Angeles City Council is currently weighing a proposal to impose a city-wide ban on all flavored tobacco products, ostensibly on the basis that prohibiting the sale of these products will make smoking and vaping less attractive to Los...

NY Judge Rules Former Producer Harvey Weinstein to be Extradited to California

June 16, 2021 2:15 amJune 16, 2021 6:15 am

Erie County New York Judge Kenneth Case ruled on Tuesday that former movie producer Harvey Weinstein would be extradited to California to face additional charges of sexual assault. For months, Weinstein and his legal team have fought against his transfer...