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Writers Guild Of America Strike Begins

May 2, 2023 12:56 pmMay 2, 2023 12:57 pm

The Writers Guild of America (WGA), the union representing writers in film, television, radio, news, and online media, began a strike on Tuesday after failing to reach an agreement with major studio and television producers, affecting 11,500 union members mainly...

AG Rob Bonta, State of CA Sue Elk Grove Over Alleged Affordable Housing Law Violations

May 2, 2023 2:32 amMay 2, 2023 2:33 am

Attorney General Rob Bonta announced on Monday that he, Governor Gavin Newsom, and the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) will be suing the city of Elk Grove in Sacramento County over their rejection of a plan for...

Los Angeles County Begins County-Wide Single-Use Plastics Ban In Restaurants

May 1, 2023 6:19 pmMay 1, 2023 6:19 pm

The Los Angeles county-wide ban on single-use plastics in restaurants, such as in to-go containers, cups, dishes and cutlery, began on Monday following years of political wrangling and opposition to the ban. Since the late 2010s, LA County has ramped...

San Jose Reallocating Voter-Approved Affordable Housing Funds To Homeless Services

May 1, 2023 12:26 pmMay 1, 2023 12:26 pm

An early release of the San Jose City Manager’s budget proposal drew controversy over the weekend. More than half of the $70 million Measure E funds set to go toward affordable housing in the coming year are being reallocated to...

Reasonable Centralization or Rank Cynicism – LA DA Gascon’s Special Crimes Shake-up

April 30, 2023 10:44 amMay 1, 2023 9:53 am

In February, Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon re-organized the office’s Victim Impact Program (VIP), the internal group of prosecutors dedicated to handling some of the most heinous and delicate crimes – elder abuse, sexual assault, domestic violence, and child...

California To Ban Sale Of All New Diesel Trucks, Buses Beginning In 2036

April 29, 2023 2:24 amApril 29, 2023 6:54 am

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced on Friday that the sale of all new diesel big rig trucks and buses are to be banned in the state of California starting in 2036, coming in a year after a similar...

CARB Approves Drastic New Locomotive Emission Regulations

April 28, 2023 4:20 pmApril 28, 2023 5:58 pm

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced on Thursday that they have approved new locomotive regulations designed to significantly cut back on emissions emitted from trains in the state, including banning the use of all trains built before 2007 in...