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BREAKING: Uber, Lyft Granted Emergency Stay Against Reclassifying Drivers As Employees

August 20, 2020 2:25 pmAugust 21, 2020 2:58 pm

On Thursday, a California Appellate Court judge granted rideshare companies Uber and Lyft an emergency stay against having to reclassify their drivers as workers, only hours before both companies were to suspend service in the state. A victory for rideshare...

Parents, Students Protest For Reopening Schools in Los Angeles

August 19, 2020 9:21 pmAugust 19, 2020 9:31 pm

On Wednesday, dozens of parents, kids, and other supporters in favor of reopening schools in Southern California protested outside of the United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) building in Los Angeles. A rally outside of the LA teacher union headquarters Members...

Eviction Moratorium Bill Passes Senate Judiciary Committee

August 19, 2020 3:32 pm

On Tuesday, a bill that would halt evictions until sometime next year and give renters additional protections during the rest of the COVID-19 panic passed the Senate Judiciary Committee 6-0. AB 1436 and the rent moratorium Assembly Bill 1436, authored...

When Approving a $7 Billion Bond Proposal, Did the LAUSD Board Violate the Brown Act?

August 19, 2020 2:30 amAugust 19, 2020 2:05 pm

As reported in the Beverly Press and elsewhere, the “the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education voted unanimously to place a $7 billion school construction bond issue on the November ballot which would allow the LAUSD to continue its multi-year effort...

Gov. Newsom Declares State of Emergency Due To Heat, Wildfires

August 18, 2020 8:24 pmAugust 20, 2020 7:13 am

On Tuesday, Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency due to high temperatures and over two dozen separate wildfires currently burning across the state. Newsom’s declaration, which will give California out-of-state funding to help combat wildfires and to assist...

Gov. Newsom Signs Mandatory CSU Ethnic Studies Class Requirement Bill Into Law

August 18, 2020 3:14 pm

On Monday, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a bill that requires all California State University students to take an ethnic studies course in order to receive an undergraduate degree. AB 1460 signed into law Assembly Bill 1460, authored by...

Santa Cruz, San Diego Counties To Be Removed From State COVID-19 Watchlist

August 18, 2020 6:29 amAugust 18, 2020 6:29 am

On Monday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that Santa Cruz County and San Diego County would be leaving the state COVID-19 watchlist due to fewer positive cases, while four new rural counties were added to the list. ‘People come on, people...