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Uber and Postmates File Suit Against California Over Imminent AB 5 Law

December 31, 2019 2:37 pm

Uber and Postmates teamed up with Uber driver Lydia Olson and Postmates driver Miguel Perez to file a lawsuit against the state of California over AB 5 on Monday. Exemptions and unconstitutional statutes The suit claims that AB 5, the...

California’s Ban on Alligator and Crocodile Product Sales is Blocked By Louisiana in Lawsuit

December 30, 2019 2:49 pm

California’s statewide ban on alligator and crocodile product sales, which was to go into effect on January 1st, has been temporally halted in Federal Court. U.S. District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller ruled to give Louisiana a temporary order only a...

Will Federal Government Catch Up to California’s Data Privacy Law?

December 30, 2019 2:38 pmDecember 30, 2019 2:56 pm

Special to California Globe by Julio Rivera. In mere hours from now, a new and groundbreaking piece of legislation will go into effect in the State of California and the entire nation will be watching. The California Consumer Privacy Act...

After Another Turmoltuous Year, PG&E Rates Are To Go Up in 2020

December 30, 2019 11:54 am

PG&E customers in California will see their average monthly bills go up between 1.5% and 2.7% beginning January 1st. The higher rates come after another difficult year for PG&E. Following the aftermath of the November 2018 Paradise wildfire, which killed...

CA Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez Taking Heat for Bill Killing Independent and Freelance Jobs

December 30, 2019 9:28 amDecember 30, 2019 11:27 am

‘AB 5 is how you build a dependent, enslaved workforce, a workforce that eventually becomes institutionalized, which then evolves into an unabashed socialist way of life. An institution not chosen by the people, but one forced upon them by legislation.’...

Newman Remembers Ronil Singh

December 29, 2019 8:02 amDecember 29, 2019 8:03 am

“Hundreds Gather To Remember Cpl. Ronil Singh, One Year After He Was Killed In Line Of Duty.” As the CBS News story recalled, December 26 marked one year since Singh was gunned down by a man he pulled over on...

Inglewood Mayor Facing Harassment and Stalking Charges by Former Aide

December 23, 2019 1:38 pmDecember 27, 2019 4:20 am

Inglewood Mayor James Butts is facing growing scrutiny this week as his former executive assistant Melanie McDade is alleging that he harassed and stalked her during the last year. In November McDade was told that she would be fired for...