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LAX Foodservice Employee Files Federal Charges Against Labor Union over Intimidation, Harassment

April 30, 2025 10:53 amApril 30, 2025 11:39 am

An employee of Flying Food Group, a foodservice provider to commercial flights at Los Angeles International Airport, has hit the Unite Here Local 11 union with federal charges. The employee, Kenia Solano, maintains that union officials and agents have targeted...

Gov. Newsom, AG Bonta Sue Trump Administration Over DOGE Cuts to Americorps Funding

April 30, 2025 2:45 amApril 30, 2025 2:46 am

California, led by Governor Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta, sued the federal government over their over 40% cut to Americorps funding on Tuesday, joining two dozen other states in the same lawsuit. The lawsuit comes following last week...

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Collection of Bank Items

April 30, 2025 2:30 amApril 30, 2025 2:31 am

California’s Commercial Code, in Division 2, Chapter 3, deals with the collection of items for payor banks. Section 4301 states that, if a payor bank settles for a demand item other than a documentary draft presented otherwise than for immediate...

Welfare Fraud Decriminalization Bill Passes Senate Committee

April 29, 2025 8:25 pmApril 29, 2025 8:25 pm

A bill that would decriminalize criminal penalties for attempted welfare fraud for cases under $950 and eliminate criminal penalties for overpayments from administrative errors or infractions continued to move up in the Senate this month, with an Appropriations Committee vote...

Automaker Group Joins House Republicans In Attempt To Stop California’s 2035 Gas-Powered Car Mandate

April 29, 2025 1:14 pmApril 29, 2025 1:14 pm

The push to federally end California’s 2035 gas-powered car sales ban gained considerable traction this week as Congressional Republicans were joined by major trade groups to repeal an Biden Administration era Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) waiver that approved of California’s...

Bill to Keep Biological Men Out of Women’s Prisons Hearing Tuesday

April 29, 2025 9:13 amApril 29, 2025 9:19 am

Last month Democrats killed two bills by Republican Assembly members Kate Sanchez and Bill Essayli to disallow trans athletes from competing in girls’ and women’s sports – AB 89 and AB 844. Despite plenty of testimony from female athletes about...

Local Aid for Veterans

April 29, 2025 2:30 amApril 29, 2025 2:31 am

The California Military and Veterans Code, in Division 4, Chapter 5, provides for local aid for veterans’ aid and welfare. Article 4 deals with administration. Section 970 authorizes the board of supervisors of each county to appoint, prescribe the qualifications...