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Kaiser Permanente Strike Ends Following Deal With Coalition Of Unions

October 14, 2023 2:25 amOctober 14, 2023 2:26 am

The Kaiser Permanente health care strike ended on Friday following a new deal with several unions which incudes a 21% wage increase over the next four years. The Kaiser strike began on October 4th, with 75,000 employees striking nationwide for...

Attorney General Rob Bonta Announces He May Sue To Prevent a Merger Between Kroger, Albertson’s

October 13, 2023 1:00 pmOctober 13, 2023 1:00 pm

Attorney General Rob Bonta announced late on Thursday that he may sue to stope the merger between the second and fourth largest food store chains in the U.S., Kroger and Albertsons, because of concerns over issues the merger could create,...

John McKinney: Candidate for Los Angeles DA

October 12, 2023 10:30 amOctober 12, 2023 10:30 am

John McKinney knows temptation. Before becoming a lawyer, before rising through the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office to a position as deputy district attorney in Major Crimes (he successfully prosecuted the murderer of rapper Nipsey Hussle,) he was just...

Legal Challenges Brewing with SB 54 Signed into Law this Week

October 12, 2023 10:06 amOctober 12, 2023 10:06 am

A bill that would force venture capitalist (VC) companies in California to disclose the gender and race of the founding members of companies that was signed into law earlier this week may see legal trouble on the horizon as many...

DA Gascon: Disavow the DSA!

October 11, 2023 5:06 pmOctober 11, 2023 6:58 pm

Given that he regularly expounds on hot button issues, the Los Angeles Association of Deputy District Attorneys is wondering why District Attorney Goerge Gascon has said nothing about the Hamas attack on Israel. Could it be that Gascon is the...

Gov. Newsom Signs Bill Banning Public School Suspensions for ‘Willful Defiance’

October 11, 2023 8:21 amOctober 12, 2023 3:35 pm

While Governor Gavin Newsom’s children attend an exclusive private school in Sacramento, he just signed SB 274 by Sen. Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley), which bans school suspensions for “willful defiance.” SB 274 “extends the ban on suspending a student on the...

What Is ‘Digesting’?

October 10, 2023 6:56 amOctober 10, 2023 6:56 am

Have you ever heard the term “digesting” in the California Legislature? This gerund is just one of many responsibilities of the attorneys who work in the California Office of Legislative Counsel (OLC). This gerund comes from the “action” word created...