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A photo of homeless vagrants in Sacramento

Before you save the world with your groovy peace vibes, show us that you care for Californians who are forced to dodge dirty needles, human excrement, and heaps of rotting garbage as they tiptoe their way across Downtown Los Angeles. ...

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The Gig Economy in California: Where It Is Now And Where It’s Going

October 17, 2019 7:00 amOctober 20, 2019 3:33 pm

In September, AB 5 was passed, limiting what independent contractor, or ‘gig’ workers, could do and make in favor of increasing the number of employees. This was designed to give more people benefits. However there was much concern over the bill’s...

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Adam Schiff, Fusion GPS and an LA Whistleblower Named Val Broeksmit

October 7, 2019 9:43 amOctober 7, 2019 3:16 pm

The cover story of the business section of the Sunday New York Times features a fascinating profile of a drug-addled, attention-starved whistleblower named Val Broeksmit. Amid the avalanche of details in David Enrich’s 3500-word story is buried something that is...

Agustin Huneeus caught up in Varsity Blues scandal

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Napa Valley Vintner Sentenced to 5 months in Prison for Role in ‘Varsity Blues’ College Admissions Scandal

October 4, 2019 5:10 pmOctober 8, 2019 7:42 am

Agustin F. Huneeus, the Napa Valley vintner who admitted guilt in the “Varsity Blues” college admissions scandal, has been sentenced to five months in prison. Friday, a federal judge issued the ruling, along with a $100,000 fine, as well as...

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Recently Arrested Democrat Donor Ed Buck Also Started Fur Ban in California

September 22, 2019 2:05 amSeptember 23, 2019 10:28 am

In all of the research on the bill in the Legislature, AB 44, to ban fur products in California, big Democratic donor and LGBTQ activist Ed Buck’s name was prominent. Buck was just arrested last week for luring young, gay...

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CBS Sends Christoph Waltz and Liam Hemsworth to School

September 18, 2019 2:20 pmSeptember 18, 2019 2:32 pm

Two years after the Harvey Weinstein scandal fundamentally shifted the balance of power in Hollywood, studios are taking steps to decrease their vulnerability to costly lawsuits filed against them by victims of sexual harassment. One of those steps is subjecting...

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Bubonic California

September 3, 2019 2:07 amSeptember 4, 2019 8:35 am

And the Lord said to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Take your staff and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt, over their rivers, their canals, and their ponds, and all their pools of water, so that they may...