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LA County Unveils New Limited Cash Bail Policy

July 19, 2023 2:24 pmJuly 19, 2023 2:24 pm

Los Angeles County unveiled a new cash bail policy expected to come into effect this fall that would effectively end all cash bail for defendants accused of misdemeanors and nonviolent felonies. For several years, California and many counties have been...

Attorney General Rob Bonta Adds Missouri, Nebraska, Wyoming To State Travel Ban

July 19, 2023 1:44 pmJuly 19, 2023 2:19 pm

Attorney General Rob Bonta announced this week that 3 new states would be added to California’s state travel ban list due to recent laws restricting transgender students from participating in school athletics that are not part of their original gender:...

Repeat Sex Offender Will Be Released as ‘Transient’ in Placer County

July 19, 2023 7:42 amJuly 20, 2023 3:26 pm

In March, the Globe reported on a sexually violent predator who was being released for the second time from prison. And he was going to be released to another county rather than his home county, as the law requires. We...

In-N-Out Bans Employees From Wearing Masks In Most States

July 18, 2023 4:37 pmJuly 18, 2023 4:37 pm

Irvine-based fast food restaurant In-N-Out unveiled through a memo this week that the chain will ban employees from wearing masks at locations in every state but California and Oregon, becoming one of the first major restaurant chains to formally end...

UC Berkeley Center for Right-Wing Studies Launches Journal

July 18, 2023 4:21 pmJuly 18, 2023 4:22 pm

Okay, I know what you’re thinking: all of Berkeley is one giant leftist science experiment so of course they have to study the “right wing” as if peering at Ebola under a microscope. And “Why don’t they have a center...

CA Supreme Court Rules Against Uber; Big Win for California Workers

July 18, 2023 2:59 pmJuly 18, 2023 2:59 pm

In a unanimous ruling on Monday, the California Supreme Court ruled that Uber could not limit the ability of drivers to take the company to court for labor law violations, despite signing an agreement to bring their own work-related legal...

Levi Strauss Heir Daniel Lurie To Join 2024 San Francisco Mayoral Race

July 18, 2023 2:18 pmJuly 18, 2023 2:18 pm

According to new reports released on Monday, non-profit founder and heir to the Levi Strauss fortune Daniel Lurie is joining the 2024 San Francisco Mayoral election, becoming the third major candidate to declare a run for the office next year....