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New Los Angeles Stadium Delay Could Cost County Over $1 Billion

March 20, 2020 11:53 am

With Los Angeles County and the state of California now under non-essential worker lockdown due to the COVID-19 coronavirus, one of LA’s largest planned moneymakers for the city now has its future in doubt. NFL season now in jeopardy for...

Los Angeles Schools Face A Choice of Charter Schools or Union-Backed Schools When Classes Resume

March 20, 2020 8:24 am

With classes closed for at least two weeks, which will most likely be extended out into April and May now, the Los Angeles United School District (LAUSD) is currently facing many of the same issues that are plaguing schools nationwide....

Newsom Executive Order Will Allow for Easier Mass Layoffs and Firings

March 19, 2020 4:32 pm

On Tuesday, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Executive Order N-31-20, greatly reducing the number of Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requirements needed for mass layoffs and firings. While the specifics of the order still require California employer’s to give...

California’s Statewide Standardized K-12 Tests Suspended by New Executive Order

March 19, 2020 2:39 pm

On Wednesday, it was announced that Gov. Gavin Newsom had signed a new executive order granting all schools in grades K-12 to skip this years standardized tests because of the school closures brought on by the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Executive...

Farmers Will Face Labor Shortage as Guest Worker Visas Are Temporarily Suspended

March 19, 2020 2:25 amMarch 18, 2020 7:57 pm

On Tuesday, the U.S. government, responding to the COVID-19 coronavirus, suspended all routine immigrant and nonimmigrant visa services with Mexico to stop the spread of the virus. The suspension, which began on Wednesday, will greatly reduce the number of migratory...

Theater Closures and Set Shutdowns Threaten the Film Industry in California

March 18, 2020 7:38 pmMarch 18, 2020 7:54 pm

The U.S. box office made $55.3 million last week, the lowest total since September of 2000. Across Hollywood, productions have been halted, movie releases have been pushed back or moved to paid streaming, and movie theaters sit empty. For the...

San Diego Police Ban the Use of Clearview AI Facial Recognition Software

March 18, 2020 4:34 pm

On Late Monday, the San Diego Police Department (SDPD) and the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office formally banned the usage of Clearview AI facial recognition software. Clearview has been under heavy scrutiny since January after exposes found that the...