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Katie Porter Is Losing It

March 8, 2024 2:36 amMarch 8, 2024 2:37 am

Following the Primary Election Tuesday, Congresswoman Katie Porter (D-CA) did not concede gracefully or support her Democratic colleague. She continued to claim the U.S. Senate Primary was “rigged by billionaires. On Tuesday night, both Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA) and former...

Three More Major Retail Locations Announce San Francisco Closures

March 7, 2024 5:49 pmMarch 7, 2024 5:49 pm

Several stores San Francisco announced on Wednesday that they would be closing this month, including cosmetics companies L’Occitane and Sephora at San Francisco Centre and outdoor equipment company The North Face at Union Square, becoming the latest casualties in the...

Newsom Donor Greg Flynn Agrees to Pay $20 Minimum Wage Amid ‘PaneraGate’ Scandal

March 7, 2024 1:48 pmMarch 7, 2024 1:50 pm

Panera Bread franchisee and Newsom donor Greg Flynn announced on Wednesday that he would be complying with the AB 1228 $20 per hour wage law for fast food companies when it begins next month following over a week of backlash...

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...