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CA District Attorneys Support Lawsuit by LA Assoc. of Deputy DAs against District Attorney George Gascón

January 12, 2021 11:35 am

The California District Attorneys Association announced Tuesday it will file a friend-of-the-court brief later this month supporting the lawsuit recently filed by the Los Angeles Association of Deputy District Attorneys against Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón because of...

Sacramento DA Won’t Let Los Angeles DA Gascón Handle Dual Jurisdiction Cases

January 12, 2021 8:05 amJanuary 12, 2021 8:06 am

Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert sent a letter Monday to recently elected Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón letting him know that because of his radical new directives getting rid of all crime enhancements, and eliminating cash...

Eviction Moratorium Extensions Dominate Legislative Talks in Legislature’s Return

January 12, 2021 2:05 amJanuary 12, 2021 12:27 pm

On Monday, amid a return of Senators and Assembly members to Sacramento, lawmakers are seeking to fast track one of two bills to extend the eviction moratorium before it expires on January 31st. In his budget proposal released Friday, Governor...

CA Senate Domestic Terrorism Bill Authorizing Investigation into Right-Wing Groups

January 11, 2021 6:28 pmJanuary 13, 2021 6:14 am

On Monday, State Senators Henry Stern (D-Los Angeles) and Tom Umberg (D-Santa Ana) announced that they would soon be introducing a bill to have the state create special investigation units focusing on domestic terrorism. The as of yet unnumbered bill,...

California Senate Adopts New Rules

January 11, 2021 5:12 pmJanuary 12, 2021 6:34 am

Last month, on the first day of the Legislative Session, the State Assembly adopted its Rules for the 2021-22 Regular Session. On January 11, when the Legislature reconvened, the State Senate adopted SR 3 (Atkins) relative to the Standing Rules...

Gov. Newsom’s California Health Corps of… 14

January 11, 2021 3:34 pm

In March 2020, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a new initiative and executive order establishing California Health Corps, to help expand and recruit California’s health care workforce in the fight against the COVID-19 virus. “Health care professionals with an active license,...

Utah Joins Coal Shipping Lawsuit Against City of Richmond

January 11, 2021 3:07 pm

On Monday, the state of Utah officially joined a lawsuit started by Wolverine Fuels against the city of Richmond over an ordinance that is set to phase out all coal and coal byproduct storage in Richmond. For many years, Richmond...