Legal – Page 683 – California Globe

More Than A Month’s Worth: That’s the Size of LA DA Gascon’s Case Backlog

August 27, 2023 2:32 amAugust 27, 2023 2:33 am

Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón has been criticized – rightly – for any number of justice system reasons: soft on crime, does not add gun enhancements to charges, does not support victim’s families, does not oppose the parole of...

Under the Radar: How Gov. Newsom Uses Clemency to Engineer Parole for Recidivist Felons and Murderers

August 26, 2023 2:45 amAugust 26, 2023 2:50 pm

Gov. Gavin Newsom is big on demanding transparency and accountability from others, such as school officials and social media companies. But from himself, not so much—and especially not when it comes to using his clemency powers to engineer the future...

California State Auditor Rates Unemployment Agency ‘High Risk’

August 25, 2023 3:05 pmAugust 25, 2023 3:48 pm

The California State Auditor’s Office has slapped the omni-shambles Employment Development Department, California’s unemployment agency with a “high risk” rating, meaning that the “likelihood of waste, fraud, abuse, or mismanagement or the likelihood of impaired economy, efficiency, or effectiveness causing...

Climate Mental Nuts on Sacramento City Council Go After CA Restaurant Association

August 25, 2023 2:13 pmAugust 28, 2023 6:27 am

The Sacramento Bee has its knickers in a twist because the California Restaurant Association allegedly has attempted “to water down the city of Sacramento’s climate change proposal to require new buildings be powered by electricity.” Stop the presses! The restaurant...

Sonoma County Equity Office Gave ARPA Funding to Inmate for DUI Case

August 25, 2023 7:45 amAugust 25, 2023 7:46 am

Within the County of Sonoma, school boards and nonprofits continue to be riddled with nepotism. Santa Rosa City Schools Board (SRCS) President Stephanie Manieri, her aunt, Executive Director Maria Isabel Lopez, Raizes Collective and SRCS Trustee Alegria De La Cruz...

The Startling COVID Shot Death and Illness Figures

August 25, 2023 6:40 amAugust 25, 2023 12:38 pm

Safe and effective – that has been the COVID shot mantra. But California figures show the shot was not nearly as safe as a regular vaccine. And as to effective, well it depends upon how the word is defined: it...

Uber Raises Minimum Age For Rideshare Drivers Because Of Higher Insurance Costs, Litigation Concerns

August 24, 2023 4:43 pmAugust 24, 2023 4:43 pm

Rideshare company Uber announced on Thursday that because of California’s high insurance rates and litigation environment, that they will no longer be hiring drivers in the state who are under 25. In recent months, Uber has been dealt several legal...