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Rubio’s Coastal Grill Becomes Latest Victim Of CA $20 Minimum Wage Law

June 5, 2024 2:45 amJune 5, 2024 2:46 am

Rubio’s Coastal Grill, a Carlsbad-based Mexican food restaurant chain with over 200 stores nationwide, announced that 48 stores in California would close over the weekend because of a large number of rising costs, including employee wages. Following the signing of AB...

Judge Denies Enviro Lawsuit to Stop Sites Reservoir Project

June 4, 2024 6:20 pmJune 5, 2024 10:54 am

Judge Samuel T. McAdam of the Yolo County Superior Court denied an environmental lawsuit to halt the Sites Reservoir project, addressing the streamlined legal process that led to the quick ruling, Courthouse News reported Tuesday afternoon. The petitioners were Friends...

Reality Bites: LAPD Interim Chief Choi Dances on KFI

June 4, 2024 2:09 pmJune 4, 2024 2:54 pm

According to John Kobylt of KFI, no sitting Los Angeles Police Department chief – permanent or interim – had ever appeared on his – even when paired with the recently retired Ken Champeau – show until Monday. There is a...

Los Angeles County: Least Prepared County in the Entire Country For A Natural Disaster

June 4, 2024 1:20 pmJune 4, 2024 6:21 pm

According to a recently released Claimguide study, six of the top eight counties in the U.S. least prepared for natural disasters are in California, with Los Angeles County taking the top spot by a wide margin. For decades, Los Angeles...

Gov. Newsom Signs Bill Delaying Healthcare Worker Minimum Wage Increase By One Month

June 4, 2024 2:45 amJune 4, 2024 2:46 am

An urgent bill that delays the minimum wage of healthcare workers from increasing to $23 an hour was signed by Governor Gavin Newsom over the weekend, delaying the increase from what was supposed to be on June 1st to July...

Former Assemblyman Vince Fong Sworn In As Congressional Replacement For Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy

June 3, 2024 6:33 pmJune 3, 2024 6:34 pm

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) swore in Congressman Vince Fong (R-CA) on Monday, increasing California’s Congressional delegation by one Republican and giving the GOP back their two vote advantage in the House. For months, Fong faced numerous political and legal...

Los Angeles Buys ‘Luxury’ Apartments With ‘Sweeping Views’ to House Homeless

June 3, 2024 5:44 pmJune 3, 2024 5:49 pm

The City of Los Angeles has embarked upon an aggressive and novel plan: provide housing for all of the city’s homeless. The inherent problem with the plan is obvious: the more you provide, the more you incentivize homeless people to...