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Anti-Slavery Constitutional Ballot Amendment for 2026 Bans Involuntary Servitude as Punishment

February 21, 2025 2:06 pmFebruary 21, 2025 2:06 pm

A bill to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot in 2026 to end involuntary servitude as crime punishment was reintroduced this week, as part of the reparations package. Several other reparations bills were also this week. Assembly Constitutional Amendment...

White, Asian Students Sue University Of California Over Racial Discrimination

February 4, 2025 2:45 amFebruary 4, 2025 2:46 am

The group Students Against Racial Discrimination sued the University of California system on Monday, alleging that UC is still not selecting students in a “color-blind manner” despite the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in 2023 that race cannot be used as...

California Secession Question Measure Approved For Signature Gathering

January 25, 2025 2:45 amJanuary 25, 2025 2:46 am

A new ballot effort aimed at asking Californians if the state should remain in the union was approved for signature gathering to appear on the 2028 ballot on Friday. In the past decades, California has gone through numerous ballot measure...

The Top 10 Surprise Elections This Year In California

January 2, 2025 2:45 amJanuary 2, 2025 2:46 am

2024 was a wild year when it came to elections. A close presidential election that wound up not being close at all. The House and Senate going to the GOP. And in California, there were some genuine surprises. Some were...

Lyft Sues San Francisco Over Alleged Tax Overcharge Of $100 Million

December 26, 2024 6:14 pmDecember 26, 2024 6:14 pm

Lyft sued the City of San Francisco this week, accusing them of overcharging the company $100 million from 2019 to 2023. According to the lawsuit, Lyft claims that the city taxed the entire app ride fare as revenue, rather than...

San Diego Sales Tax Increase Failed: Mayor Todd Gloria Announces $258 Million Projected Deficit

December 5, 2024 6:40 pmDecember 5, 2024 6:40 pm

San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria announced Wednesday that the city is facing a projected deficit of $258 million next year following the failure of a ballot initiative that would have increased the sales tax. This will result in a likely...

New Federal Report: California Has Lost Well Over 6,000 Fast Food Jobs Since Sept. 2023

December 5, 2024 12:40 pmDecember 5, 2024 12:41 pm

New quarterly data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released on Thursday found that California has lost 6,166 total fast food jobs since the AB 1228 fast food minimum wage law went into effect in April, confirming once again...