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CalSTRS Announces They Will Vote Against Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s $50 Billion Compensation Package

June 10, 2024 4:33 pmJune 10, 2024 4:33 pm

California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) Chief Investment Officer Christopher Ailman announced on Monday that the group will vote against reinstating a $56 billion pay package to Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, becoming the latest entity promising to not...

9th U.S. Circuit Court Of Appeals Rules Against Uber, Postmates

June 10, 2024 12:45 pm

A revived legal challenge against California’s AB 5 employee classification law by Uber and Postmates was rejected by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco in Monday, becoming the latest loss by companies in trying to reign...

Californians Are Asking, Where’s the Beef?!

June 7, 2024 3:30 pmJune 7, 2024 3:30 pm

Americans – not just the rich ones – used to be able to afford to eat steak every now and then. America is becoming a place where most people can’t afford to buy a hamburger – or a burrito –...

San Francisco Judge Dismisses 3 Charges Against Paul Pelosi Attacker

June 7, 2024 12:27 pmJune 7, 2024 12:30 pm

The judge in the state trial against David DePape, the man who assaulted and severely injured Paul Pelosi, the husband of former Speaker of the House and current Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), dismissed multiple charges against DePape on Thursday over...

Why Tech Giant David Sacks is Endorsing Donald Trump as 47th President

June 7, 2024 7:56 amJune 7, 2024 8:00 am

Thursday evening David Sacks and his wife held a fundraiser in San Francisco for 45th President Donald Trump. They raised $12 million dollars towards the election of Trump as the 47th President, as RNC member Harmeet Dhillon announced. Sacks, an...

Trade Group Finds 10,000 Fast Food Jobs Lost Since New $20 Minimum Wage Law

June 6, 2024 4:40 pmJune 6, 2024 4:42 pm

According to new findings by the California Business and Industrial Alliance (CABIA), the state of California has lost just under 10,000 fast food jobs since AB 1228, the new $20 minimum wage for fast food employees was first signed into law...

L.A. County Board Of Supervisors Vote on Stricter Rent Caps in County Unincorporated Areas

June 6, 2024 1:34 pmJune 6, 2024 1:35 pm

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted this week to put into effect even stricter rent caps in place in unincorporated parts of the county, making them one step closer to setting rent increases to only 3% each year....