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Over 100,000 Evacuated in Orange County from Encroaching Wildfires

October 27, 2020 2:57 pm

On Tuesday, the Silverado and Blue Ridge Fires in Orange County grew to over 20,000 acres combined, forcing more evacuations in the cities of Irvine, Yorba Linda, and others throughout the county. The Silverado Fire grew to over 11,000 acres...

2020 General Election Preview: 1st Senate District

October 27, 2020 2:20 amOctober 28, 2020 11:00 am

Taking up pretty much all of Northeastern California, the 1st Senate District is mostly forest, mountains, and farms. One of the largest senate districts, the 1st includes Alpine, El Dorado, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou counties, as well...

Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Uber in San Francisco Over Discrimination Claims

October 26, 2020 5:41 pmOctober 26, 2020 6:44 pm

On Monday, a group of former Uber drivers filed a class-action lawsuit in a San Francisco court against the rideshare company, alleging that the company’s system of evaluating drivers is influenced by passenger racial and ethnic bias. The suit also...

60,000 Evacuated in Irvine Over Wildfire Threat

October 26, 2020 3:01 pmOctober 28, 2020 10:57 am

On Monday, the city of Irvine issued an evacuation order for 60,000 residents due to the Silverado Fire growing rapidly around the city. https://twitter.com/City_of_Irvine/status/1320758779613384706 The Silverado Fire began early on Monday, erupting as a vegetation fire at 6:47 A.M. just...

2020 General Election Preview: 23rd Senate District

October 24, 2020 7:33 amOctober 26, 2020 8:12 am

Curving in an arc across the greater Inland Empire, the 23rd Senate District is pretty much the buffer district of where the urban sprawl of the Inland Empire ends and where the Desert begins. A curious mix of urban, mountains,...

Federal Court in California Rules Against Trump’s Illegal Immigrant Census Count Executive Order

October 24, 2020 2:05 amOctober 25, 2020 1:50 pm

On Thursday, three federal judges in Northern California ruled that President Donald Trump’s Executive Order to not include those in the country illegally in the 2020 Census is illegal, becoming the second state to halt the Order. A three judge...

Appellate Court Rules Against Uber, Lyft in Rideshare Driver Classification Appeal

October 23, 2020 2:54 pm

On Thursday, the California 1st District Court of Appeal ruled in favor of the state in the rideshare driver classification appeal, ordering Uber, Lyft, and other rideshare companies to comply with AB 5 and classify their drivers as employees. Rideshare...