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Governor Newsom, Legislature Agree To $297.9 Billion 2024-2025 State Budget

June 24, 2024 12:47 pmJune 24, 2024 12:47 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom, Senate President pro Tempore Mike McGuire (D-Healdsburg) and Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas (D-Salinas) announced this weekend that they have agreed to a state budget of $297.9 billion, of which $211.5 billion comes from the general fund. According...

Disney Employees Sue Company Over Aborted Relocation Of 2,000 Employees From California To Florida

June 22, 2024 2:45 amJune 22, 2024 2:46 am

Two Disney employees who sold their homes in anticipation of a move to the Orlando, Florida area that never came to fruition, sued Disney earlier this week, saying that they are seeking damages after the company lied to them over...

Pouches, Lockers, And Trusting Students: The Options For Enforcing The LAUSD Cell Phone Ban

June 21, 2024 6:02 pmJune 21, 2024 6:02 pm

The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) now has a cell phone ban in place for next year. Other school districts and even the state jumped onboard with a similar ban, after the recent U.S. Surgeon General announcement on cell...

Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao Faces Growing Calls To Resign Following Recall Election Approval, FBI Raid

June 21, 2024 12:39 pmJune 21, 2024 12:39 pm

Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao faced a growing number of calls for resignation late Thursday and Friday following a tumultuous week where both a recall election was approved by county voting officials and her home was raided by the FBI over...

Senate Race Heats Up As Schiff, Garvey Go After Each Other Over Labor Unions

June 21, 2024 8:00 amJune 21, 2024 8:01 am

The 2024 U.S. Senate race reached the first major post-primary clash this week as both Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA) and former baseball star Steve Garvey (R) went after each other over labor union. While both Garvey and Schiff had gone...

Snap Inc. Agrees To $15 Million Discrimination Settlement With CA Civil Rights Department

June 20, 2024 9:00 amJune 20, 2024 9:01 am

Santa Monica-based Snap Inc., the parent company of the social media platform Snapchat, agreed to pay a $15 million settlement with the California Civil Rights Department on Wednesday over allegations of discrimination against female employees, failure to prevent workplace harassment,...

New Study Finds San Francisco To Be Worst Run City In U.S.

June 19, 2024 4:36 pmJune 20, 2024 6:47 am

According to a new WalletHub study released this week, San Francisco is the worst-run city in the United Stated, followed closely behind by Oakland and Gulfport, MS. For years, San Francisco has struggled with many issues including a high crime...