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Flavored Tobacco Ban Begins In California

December 22, 2022 1:46 pm

The statewide flavored tobacco and e-cigarette ban went into effect on Wednesday, impacting retailers and consumers alike less than a week after a final attempt to stop it in the Supreme Court failed. The battle over flavored tobacco in California...

California Businesses Prepare For End Of ‘Pink Tax’ January 1st

December 22, 2022 2:30 amDecember 21, 2022 7:46 pm

Throughout the week, business across California are preparing for the end of charging differently for men’s and women’s items that are priced similarly. Earlier this year, the Legislature passed and Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 1287 into law. According to the bill’s...

Oakland City Council Reinstates Indoor Public Masking Mandate

December 21, 2022 2:46 pmDecember 23, 2022 8:24 am

The Oakland City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to bring back mandatory masking at all indoor public facilities in order to fight rising cases of COVID, flu, and RSV. The move culminates in a year where Oakland had continual on...

Gov. Newsom Declares State Of Emergency In Humboldt County Over Earthquake

December 21, 2022 12:30 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom declared a State of Emergency in Humboldt County on Tuesday, only hours after a magnitude 6.4 earthquake occurred outside of Ferndale in Northern California. The earthquake itself struck at 2:34 A.M. on Tuesday, with the epicenter outside...

Former Californian Eastern District Judge Oliver Wanger Released From Jail Following Domestic Violence Allegations

December 21, 2022 2:30 amDecember 20, 2022 7:50 pm

Former U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of California Oliver Wanger was released on bail on Tuesday over domestic violence allegations following an arrest in Fresno during the weekend. A graduate of USC and UC Berkeley, Wanger served as...

LA Motel Owners Fight Back Against Mayor Bass’ Homeless Housing Plans

December 20, 2022 2:39 pmDecember 20, 2022 2:39 pm

A new initiative by Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass to move the homeless into hotels and motels across the city while affordable housing units are built received stiff resistance from hotel and motel owners this week. They say they will...

State Penal Revision Panel Recommends New State-Funded Crime Victim Restitution Fund

December 20, 2022 11:44 am

A California penal revision panel recommended a new crime victim restitution fund paid by the state on Monday, hoping to bring immediate restitution to crime victims rather than awaiting a court judgement which could take a long time. According to...