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Division of Worker’s Compensation to Resume Accepting In-Person Documents

August 9, 2022 12:57 pm

The Division of Worker’s Compensation, part of the Department of Industrial Relations, announced on Tuesday that “in-person walk-through” documents will once again be accepted next month, appeasing many workers who have been asking for the in-person option for years. Like the...

Bill to Exempt Mass Transit from CA Environmental Review Passes Assembly

August 9, 2022 2:30 amAugust 8, 2022 9:56 pm

A bill that would exempt bike, pedestrian, light rail, and rapid bus projects from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) was passed in the Assembly on Monday, heading straight to a Senate vote. Senate Bill 922, authored by Senator Scott...

SF DA Brooke Jenkins Announces She Will Run For Special DA Election in November

August 8, 2022 4:02 pm

San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins submitted paperwork at the Department of Elections to a cheering crowd on Monday, officially entering the November special election to fill out the remainder of what was originally former DA Chesa Boudin’s term. Ever...

Trump Wins CPAC 2024 Presidential Nominees Poll, Newsom Wins for Dems

August 8, 2022 12:34 pm

A straw poll conducted at the Conservative Political Action Committee (CPAC) conference held in Dallas during the weekend found that California Governor Gavin Newsom is far and away the candidate most expected to be the Democratic Party nominee for president...

LA City Council Rejects Proposed Ordinance To Force LA Hotel Owners Give Vacant Rooms to Homeless

August 6, 2022 2:30 amAugust 5, 2022 9:12 pm

The Los Angeles City Council voted against a proposed ordinance on Friday to force LA hotels to give vacant rooms to the homeless, allowing residents to vote on the ordinance instead on the March 2024 ballot. According to the proposed...

Sen. Scott Wiener Chosen as Chairman of Senate Select Committee on Monkeypox

August 5, 2022 4:16 pmAugust 7, 2022 8:35 am

Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) announced on Thursday that he would be the Chairman of the newly-formed Senate Select Committee on Monkeypox. Monkeypox, a virus that cause rashes, swollen glands, and fever among other symptoms that is also rarely deadly, had...

Pushback Against Proposed Ordinance To Force LA Hotel Owners Give Vacant Rooms to Homeless

August 5, 2022 12:40 pmAugust 5, 2022 1:47 pm

Hotel owners and workers in Los Angeles continued their push against a proposed ordinance on Friday that would force hotels in Los Angeles to give vacant rooms to the homeless. The proposed ordinance dates back to April 2020 with Project...