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Bill Requires More Notice From Companies Before Mass Layoffs

March 15, 2023 5:01 pmMarch 15, 2023 6:11 pm

A bill that would require larger companies to give at least 90 days notice before a mass layoff is about to happen and add more protections for those workers under contract received a large jump of support on Wednesday following...

Garcetti Confirmed, Heading to India as Ambassador

March 15, 2023 2:03 pmMarch 15, 2023 2:04 pm

By a vote of 52 to 42 this afternoon, former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti was confirmed as the new ambassador to India. This was only made possible by seven Republican senators crossing the aisle and voting yes on Garcetti’s...

‘Tolerant Left:’ Antifa Mob Break Through Doors at Charlie Kirk UC Davis Event

March 15, 2023 8:11 amMarch 15, 2023 1:53 pm

Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk was invited by the local TPUSA group to speak at U.C. Davis Tuesday. Ahead of his speech, the Sacramento Bee published an inflammatory article by Bee opinion assistant Hannah Holzer which claimed that Kirk had...

San Francisco Board of Supervisors Hear Out $5 Million Per Person Citywide Reparations Plan

March 15, 2023 2:30 amMarch 15, 2023 2:31 am

Amid strong backlash from residents, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors signaled support for reparations recommendations on Tuesday, including $5 million for every eligible black adult in the city. Since 2020, reparations for African-Americans has become a subject of major...

Uber, Lyft Drivers Breathe Sigh Of Relief Following Appellate Decision Affirming Prop 22

March 14, 2023 6:23 pmMarch 14, 2023 6:23 pm

A day after the California First District Court of Appeals ruled that rideshare companies such as Uber and Lyft could continue to classify employees as independent contractors, the majority of rideshare drivers across the state continued to breathe a sigh...

Failed Silicon Valley Bank, the Newsoms, and Connected Friends

March 14, 2023 5:27 pmMarch 16, 2023 12:03 pm

The Silicon Valley Bank failure and shutdown is because of “idiot bank management under an incompetent board,” according to Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary. “O’Leary joined Fox News hosts Bill Hemmer and Dana Perino on Tuesday to discuss the Silicon Valley...

No Garcetti Vote, But No Love Either

March 14, 2023 3:41 pmMarch 14, 2023 3:45 pm

Though the U.S. Senate vote on his nomination will not take place until Wednesday, ex-Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti still found himself the center of attention with multiple sources decrying his potential India ambassadorship. Sen. Chuck Grassley – who investigated...