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Gascon, Hochman Emerge from DA Primary – Will Face Off in November

March 7, 2024 6:53 amMarch 7, 2024 6:55 am

Incumbent Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon and former federal prosecutor Nathan Hochman will face off in November to decide who is the county’s district attorney come December. Gascon and Hochman finished one-two in Tuesday’s primary, earning them tickets to...

Employer and Employee Duties and Responsibilities in California

March 7, 2024 5:35 amMarch 7, 2024 5:36 am

California’s Labor Code, in Division 5, Part 1, Chapter 3, contains an area of law entitled, “Responsibilities and Duties of Employers and Employees.” Chapter 3 was added in 1973 by Chapter 993. Section 6400 requires every employer in this state...

The Greenberg Brief: San Francisco’s Meaningless Apology

March 7, 2024 3:45 amMarch 8, 2024 6:41 am

Last Tuesday, February 27th 2024, Shamann Walton, member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors (our eleven-member city council) proudly proclaimed the city of San Francisco has officially apologized for systemic racism and past atrocities perpetrated against Black residents and...

FTC, Calif. AG Lawsuits to Block Kroger-Albertson’s Supermarket Merger

March 7, 2024 2:45 amMarch 7, 2024 7:01 am

The Federal Trade Commission announced in late February it had filed a lawsuit to block the largest proposed supermarket merger in U.S. history—Kroger Company’s $24.6 billion acquisition of the Albertsons Companies, Inc., alleging that the deal is anticompetitive. The “Largest...

Gov. Newsom’s Proposition 1 Remains At 50%-50% Split

March 7, 2024 2:30 amMarch 7, 2024 2:31 am

A number of new votes tallied on Wednesday by the California Secretary of State revealed that Proposition 1 remained largely a tie, with 1,958,171 for the proposition and 1,936,817 against it. Proposition 1, if passed, would expand the state’s mental...

Ringside: Harvesting Urban Storm Runoff

March 7, 2024 2:15 amMarch 7, 2024 2:16 am

In a normal year, by the end of March downtown Los Angeles receives 13 inches of rain. Last year 27.8 inches fell, and through March 3 of this year, 21.3 inches has already fallen. This suggests that both this year...

Opposition to Su Federal Freelance Rule Grows: Kiley, Cassidy Introduce Bill to Stop

March 6, 2024 3:30 pmMarch 6, 2024 3:30 pm

In January, the Department of Labor, headed by Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su of California pandemic fraud/AB 5 infamy, proposed a federal rule that would gut freelance and gig workers right to remain freelancers and gig workers. The rule,...