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Meta Announces 10,000 More Job Cuts In Second Round Of Layoffs

March 14, 2023 1:05 pmMarch 14, 2023 1:05 pm

Meta, the Menlo Park-based parent company of social media sites Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, announced on Tuesday that they would be laying off another 10,000 employees this Spring, marking the second round of large layoffs by the social media company...

California Bans Salmon Fishing For Entire 2023 Season

March 14, 2023 2:33 amMarch 14, 2023 2:34 am

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) announced on Monday that salmon fishing in California would be banned for the 2023 season due to a dwindling population. Professional fishermen are concerned this agency order will be the end for...

State Appelate Court Upholds Prop. 22 Rideshare Independent Contractor Classification Vote

March 13, 2023 8:58 pmMarch 13, 2023 8:58 pm

The California First District Court of Appeals ruled on Monday that rideshare companies such as Uber and Lyft could continue to classify employees as independent contractors, both validating the 2020 Proposition 22 vote, and invalidating the Assembly Bill 5 law...

Open the Books Links Gov. Gavin Newsom and Silicon Valley Bank

March 13, 2023 6:02 pmMarch 14, 2023 3:59 pm

Following the Friday Silicon Valley Bank closure, Sunday morning the Globe reported an interesting tie between Silicon Valley Bank and California’s First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom – John China, SVB Executive of Capital sits on the board of Jennifer Siebel Newsom’s California Partners...

Garcetti, China Scandal Exposed, Just Hours Before Ambassador Vote

March 13, 2023 4:16 pmMarch 13, 2023 4:22 pm

Maybe it won’t be Rick Jacobs – Eric Garcetti’s “all hands on dick” political fixer – that will sink the ex-mayor’s quest to be the next ambassador to India after all. It just might be China. More specifically, it might...

Gov. Newsom Adds 6 More Counties To Storm State Of Emergency Order

March 13, 2023 12:23 pmMarch 13, 2023 12:23 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom expanded the winter storm/atmospheric river state of emergency on Sunday, adding in an additional six counties only days after it was expanded to Northern California and given federal storm emergency backing. Since the beginning of March, Gov....

Silicon Valley Bank Ties to California First Partner Jennifer Newsom

March 12, 2023 10:14 amMarch 13, 2023 6:38 pm

Silicon Valley Bank was closed Friday by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, with the FDIC in charge of liquidation. SVB was one of the largest banks in the country and one of the premier banks of Venture Capital...