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California Files Suit Against Trump Administration Over Central Valley Water Diversions

February 21, 2020 5:31 pmFebruary 23, 2020 4:33 pm

Less than 24 hours after President Donald Trump signed law changes in Bakersfield to divert more water for farmers and ranchers in the Central Valley, the state of California responded by suing the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to stop it....

Federal Judge Blocks First Attempt By Rideshare Companies to Halt AB 5

February 11, 2020 6:13 pmFebruary 12, 2020 7:46 am

“We are joining a growing group of companies and individuals suing to ensure that all workers are equally protected under the law and can freely choose the way they want to work.” ~Uber On Monday, Los Angeles District Court...

Texas Sues California Over Banning of Nonessential State-Funded Travel to 11 States

February 11, 2020 3:15 pmFebruary 12, 2020 8:16 am

On Monday, Texas Attorney General Ted Paxton filed a lawsuit with the U.S. Supreme Court, suing the state of California over their state travel ban to 11 states. The California travel ban Between 2016 and 2018, California banned travel to...

Fighting the One-Party State at the Local Level in California

February 11, 2020 7:23 amFebruary 11, 2020 8:12 am

The one-party state has made life in California unaffordable and unfair, and the political system is rigged. But there are ways to fight back. It isn’t a partisan observation to say that California is a one-party state. It’s just...

Freelance Journalists Close to Receiving the Second AB 5 Exemption

February 11, 2020 2:14 amFebruary 10, 2020 5:48 pm

‘At this point she doesn’t want to look incompetent, so she’s making a lot of corrections.’ Another AB 5 exemption would allow freelance journalists and photographers to resume their unlimited by-article pay to resume under a new bill. Freelance...

Why Are So Many Politicians Trying to Outlaw Bail?

February 10, 2020 2:42 pmFebruary 11, 2020 8:59 am

In August 2018, then-Gov. Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 10 into law, ostensibly to reform the cash bail system. However, Before SB 10 could have gone into effect, Californians Against the Reckless Bail Scheme fought the legislation on two points:...

Showboating California AG Sues Trump Administration Over Technical Abortion Measure

February 6, 2020 2:57 pmFebruary 7, 2020 8:48 am

Somebody who casually glanced at California Attorney General Xavier Becerra’s press release on his “Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration Attack on Healthcare Access and Reproductive Rights” declaring determination to fight “another Trump Administration attack on women,” could be forgiven for thinking...