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Crystal Meth Pipe Distribution To Addicts, Homeless Draws Increased Criticism In LA

May 11, 2023 5:27 pmMay 11, 2023 5:27 pm

A non-profit program in Los Angeles that passes out crystal meth pipes to addicts for “safety” continued to receive criticism on Thursday as more leaders and members of the public have come out publicly against the practice. According to reports,...

BART Survey Finds Only 17% Of Users Feel Safe While Riding

May 11, 2023 12:23 pmMay 11, 2023 12:24 pm

According to a new Bay Area Council/EMC Research poll released this week, only 17% of people in the Bay Area who ride Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) feel safe, with 45% of residents saying that they don’t take BART because...

Doubt the Drought? Rules For Thee but Not for Me

May 11, 2023 11:48 amJuly 26, 2023 7:06 am

In recent years, Californians have been instructed by Governor Newsom to conserve as much water as possible due to drought conditions. The question at hand is if this same advisory applies to individuals across the board. According to a 2021...

San Francisco Collapse: More Store Closures, Lawlessness, Drugs, Homeless

May 11, 2023 7:53 amMay 12, 2023 1:07 pm

“After repeated break-in attempts over the last year, and more broken windows than we can count, we recently made the tough decision to close down the High Road Bike Shop,” reads the message of the electric bike store’s website. “We...

Looking Towards Suspense File Voting

May 11, 2023 6:27 amMay 11, 2023 6:38 am

Of the 2,661 bills introduced during the 2023 California Legislative Session, there are 1,770 Assembly Bills and 891 Senate Bills. Of those, just over 74% are keyed “fiscal” by the Office of Legislative Counsel. This means that if all of...

California Did NOT Default on its Federal Unemployment Debt

May 11, 2023 5:00 amMay 11, 2023 7:54 am

While Governor Newsom and the legislature’s decision to foist the re-payment of a federal debt caused by the laughably destructive EDD onto the backs of California businesses remains unconscionable, recent reports that the state is “defaulting” on the debt are...

California Employment Verification Systems

May 11, 2023 3:31 amMay 11, 2023 3:32 am

Labor Code Division 3, Chapter 2, Article 2.5 was added in 2011 by Chapter 691. Article 2.5 is titled “Electronic Employment Verification Systems.” Labor Code Section 2811 is known as the Employment Acceleration Act of 2011. Section 2812 provides that...