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Family of Banko Brown Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Guard, Walgreens

June 2, 2023 5:59 pmJune 2, 2023 6:00 pm

The family of Chynna “Banko” Brown, a criminal who was shot and killed at a San Francisco Walgreens in April by a security guard who was cleared on all charges last month, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Walgreens and...

UC Berkeley/LA Times Poll Claims ‘Californians Fear Worsening Weather Swings Due to Climate Change’

June 1, 2023 7:51 amJune 1, 2023 7:53 am

Yes, you read that title correctly: UC Berkeley/LA Times Poll Claims “Californians Fear Worsening Weather Swings Due to Climate Change.” In fact, the Los Angeles Times claims “Nearly 70% of registered voters say they expect that volatile fluctuations between severe...

Labor Union Insignia in California

June 1, 2023 2:45 amJune 1, 2023 2:46 am

California’s Labor Code, in Division 2, Part 3, Chapter 3, provides for labor union insignia. Labor Code Section 1010 defines the term “label.” Section 1011 provides that a person engaged in the production, manufacture, or sale of any article of...

Sen. Wiener’s Affordable Housing Mandate for Cities Extended

May 31, 2023 5:46 pmMay 31, 2023 5:46 pm

Turning all of California into San Francisco one bill at a time seems to be Senator Scott Wiener’s goal. Sen. Wiener (D-San Francisco) announced gleefully today that the Senate passed his Senate Bill 423, legislation to extend his SB 35...

SPECIAL: We Can End California’s Homeless Crisis in One Year – These Blue States Show Us How

May 31, 2023 9:45 amMay 31, 2023 10:34 am

Special uncut op ed by: Jeff Reisig, DA Yolo County; Jim Cooper, Sheriff, Sacramento County; Anne Marie Schubert, Retired DA, Sacramento County; Greg Totten, CEO California District Attorneys Association and Retired DA, Ventura County It is time for new thinking...

The Alienation of COVID: You’re Not One of Them, Are You?

May 31, 2023 3:05 amMay 31, 2023 3:06 am

“There can be few experiences more traumatizing than suddenly becoming an alien in your own land. The primal fear of the hate-fueled mob coming to get you, burning torches in hand, runs through our human DNA.” There it is –...

California’s Labor Code Rarely Applies to the Public Sector

May 31, 2023 2:45 amMay 31, 2023 6:13 am

Many readers are not aware that the California Labor Code generally does not apply to public sector employers, including the state, counties, cities, and special districts. The Labor Code clearly applies to private employers. In most areas, however, the Labor...