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Tree Clearing Measures Used to Slow Wildfires Are Now Easier to Approve

January 2, 2020 7:05 am

On Tuesday the California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection (BFFP) accepted a new program that makes tree clearing and tree thinning permits easier to approve. The easier to receive permits are designed to either stop or slow down wildfire...

Federal Judge Temporarilly Exempts Truck Drivers From AB 5

January 1, 2020 12:37 pmJanuary 10, 2020 7:28 pm

Trucking, one of the main independent contractor sectors falling under AB 5, was temporarily given an exemption to the new law on Tuesday at the U.S. District Court in San Diego. AB 5 may be unconstitutional The trucking industry was...

Marines From California’s 29 Palms Help Secure U.S. Embassy Under Attack in Baghdad, Iraq

January 1, 2020 8:12 amJanuary 1, 2020 8:15 am

Marines from 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, based out of 29 Palms, California is the infantry unit currently assigned to secure the U.S Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq. U.S. Central Command reported Tuesday, a detachment of 100 Marines was sent to the...

After Another Turmoltuous Year, PG&E Rates Are To Go Up in 2020

December 30, 2019 11:54 am

PG&E customers in California will see their average monthly bills go up between 1.5% and 2.7% beginning January 1st. The higher rates come after another difficult year for PG&E. Following the aftermath of the November 2018 Paradise wildfire, which killed...

Vagrants, Thieves and Unsanitary Conditions Force Another Family Business To Close

December 29, 2019 6:05 amDecember 29, 2019 8:01 am

“The trash they left behind, the needles, urination, and feces, kicking in my windows, all added to the difficulty of owning a business.” Another California business is closing its doors due to out of control regulations, homeless thieves, and...

New Rent Cap Law Fails To Protect Recently Built Granny Flats

December 28, 2019 2:29 amDecember 28, 2019 8:46 am

AB 1482, which will set rent caps and remove no-cause eviction in California, is set to come into law starting January 1st. While most renter and landlord groups have grudgingly agreed to the compromise law, one set of renters have...

Assemblywoman Gonzalez, Other Lawmakers Begin To Rethink Certain Parts of AB 5

December 27, 2019 5:20 pmDecember 30, 2019 9:12 am

With the independent contractor limiting bill AB 5 about to become law January 1st, many lawmakers and politicians who initially supported the bill are now beginning to question either all or certain parts of it. Freelance press limitations With thousands...