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Ventura County Judge Censured for 8 Years of ‘sexist’ and ‘profane’ language

March 26, 2020 4:40 pmMarch 26, 2020 4:41 pm

Ventura County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Bennett was censured on Wednesday by the state Commission on Judicial Performance after years of ‘sexist’, ‘profane’, and ‘demeaning’ language used in the court. Judge Bennett, who has been on the Superior Court since...

What Executive Orders Has Gov. Newsom Issued During Coronavirus Crisis?

March 26, 2020 7:32 amMarch 27, 2020 8:13 am

The extraordinary measures California Gov. Gavin Newsom is taking ostensibly to prevent the spread of Coronavirus appear autocratic and undemocratic, but all in the name of public health: self-quarantines and isolation for the state’s 40 million residents. However, Gov. Newsom...

All Jury Trials in California Suspended for 60 Days In State Supreme Court Order

March 25, 2020 4:34 pm

In a late Monday announcement, California Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye issues a statewide order to suspend all jury trials for 60 days due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Two months of no jury trials The suspension, which had already...

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, 3 Senate Colleagues Sold off Stocks Before Coronavirus Crash

March 24, 2020 11:02 amMarch 24, 2020 12:19 pm

Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California and three GOP Senate colleagues reported selling off stocks worth millions of dollars in the days before the coronavirus outbreak crashed the market, according to Fox News reports. Oklahoma Republican Senator Jim Inhofe, Georgia Republican...

PG&E To Pay Camp Fire Victims $13.5 Billion and Plead Guilty to 84 Counts of Involuntary Manslaughter

March 24, 2020 6:31 amMarch 25, 2020 11:32 am

On Monday, Pacific Gas and Electric plead guilty to 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter and one count of unlawfully starting the 2018 Camp Fire. One count for each victim PG&E also agreed to pay victims of the 2018 Camp Fire,...

AB 5 Making Coronavirus Crisis Worse in California’s Rural Areas Lacking Independent Healthcare Contractors

March 23, 2020 12:40 pmMarch 24, 2020 6:32 am

Two California politicians and thousands of Californians who are independent contractors, gig economy workers, and freelancers, are calling on Governor Gavin Newsom to use his Emergency Powers to suspend Assembly Bill 5’s restrictions on independent contracting during the COVID-19 crisis....

San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Agency Sued By Environmental Groups

March 21, 2020 7:48 am

One of the largest pollution controls districts in California received a lawsuit on Wednesday, charging the district with favoritism toward oil companies among other alleged wrongdoings. The national environmental advocacy group Clean Water Action joined with 5 local environmental groups...