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NCAA Student Athlete Revenue Sharing Bill Passes to Senate

June 6, 2023 12:01 pmJune 6, 2023 9:56 pm

A bill to expand NCAA paid athlete rules to allow for degree completion funds for major sport athletes and covering more student expenses was moved to the Senate following passage in the Assembly last week. Assembly Bill 252 by Assemblyman...

U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear California Offshore Fracking Ban Case

June 5, 2023 9:09 pmJune 5, 2023 9:09 pm

A nearly decade-long battle over offshore fracking in federal waters off the shore of California ended on Monday when the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge against a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that reaffirmed the...

Gov. Newsom, AG Bonta Blame Florida Gov For Friday’s Migrant Flight Into Sacramento

June 5, 2023 12:42 pmJune 5, 2023 12:42 pm

California Governor Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta fired back at Florida on Monday morning following growing evidence that the state was behind a Friday flight transporting migrants from the Texas border to a Sacramento church. They accused Florida...

Farmworker Union Activist Dolores Huerta Wants former CA Gov. Pete Wilson Canceled

June 5, 2023 7:46 amJune 5, 2023 7:50 am

In 2020, following the destructive George Floyd protests, the statue of former California Governor Pete Wilson was removed from Horton Plaza in San Diego following vandalism threats and calls for removal by activists. Horton Walk officials, concerned that violent activists...

Not In Good Hands: Allstate Also Stops Accepting All New Home Insurance Applications in California

June 3, 2023 2:30 amJune 3, 2023 6:44 am

Allstate, one of the largest insurance companies in California revealed to the Department of Insurance on Friday that the company stopped accepting all new home insurance applications in California last year. Insurance companies have been on shaky ground in California...

Family of Banko Brown Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Guard, Walgreens

June 2, 2023 5:59 pmJune 2, 2023 6:00 pm

The family of Chynna “Banko” Brown, a criminal who was shot and killed at a San Francisco Walgreens in April by a security guard who was cleared on all charges last month, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Walgreens and...

Bill To Restrict Usage Of Police K-9s Fails In Assembly

June 2, 2023 12:20 pmJune 2, 2023 12:21 pm

A bill to end the use of police K-9 units in many criminal policing situations, failed to pass the Assembly this week, with the bill’s author sending it directly to the inactive file as a result. Assembly Bill 742, also...