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Blaming Almonds for California’s Water Shortage is Just Nuts

June 21, 2021 8:11 amJune 24, 2021 6:38 am

“California can learn much from Israel on how to conserve water, manage drought better,” an op ed in Sunday’s Sacramento Bee said. At first blush, yes, California can learn a great deal about water management from the Israelis. They turned...

U.S. District Court Judge Rules Uber Can Argue Prop 22 Classification Suit

June 19, 2021 2:31 amJune 24, 2021 6:19 am

U.S. District Court Judge Edward Chen ruled on Thursday that Uber can challenge a lawsuit that alleged that around 4,900 Uber drivers had been misclassified as independent contractors under the controversial AB 5 law. AB 5, a law that reclassifies...

Unvaccinated Capitol Staffers Sent to One Facility to be COVID Tested Weekly, Together

June 17, 2021 11:26 amJune 17, 2021 3:30 pm

UPDATE below: The California Globe has learned that employees of the California Senate and Assembly who are unvaccinated will be sent weekly on Mondays to Cal Expo, between 7:00am and 9:00am for COVID testing – all at one location, together,...

California Drought Response: Water Board Cuts Off Water to Thousands of Farms

June 17, 2021 7:01 amJune 17, 2021 7:01 am

The California State Water Resources Control Board announced that thousands of farmers in the Central Valley up to the Oregon Border will have their water curtailed until winter, the Globe reported Wednesday. The order “targets 4,300 ‘junior’ water rights holders...

Los Angeles Flavored Tobacco Ban Could Increase Youth Smoking

June 16, 2021 10:13 amJune 18, 2021 10:24 am

The Los Angeles City Council is currently weighing a proposal to impose a city-wide ban on all flavored tobacco products, ostensibly on the basis that prohibiting the sale of these products will make smoking and vaping less attractive to Los...

NY Judge Rules Former Producer Harvey Weinstein to be Extradited to California

June 16, 2021 2:15 amJune 16, 2021 6:15 am

Erie County New York Judge Kenneth Case ruled on Tuesday that former movie producer Harvey Weinstein would be extradited to California to face additional charges of sexual assault. For months, Weinstein and his legal team have fought against his transfer...

California Electoral Vote Process Case Turned Down By U.S. Supreme Court

June 15, 2021 4:01 pm

The United States Supreme Court declined to hear Rodriguez v. Newsom on Monday, keeping intact California’s winner-take-all approach to selecting presidential electors. According to the case petition, comedian Paul Rodriguez, Rocky Chavez, the League of United Latin American Citizens, and...