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Gov. Newsom Adds 6 More Counties To Storm State Of Emergency Order

March 13, 2023 12:23 pmMarch 13, 2023 12:23 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom expanded the winter storm/atmospheric river state of emergency on Sunday, adding in an additional six counties only days after it was expanded to Northern California and given federal storm emergency backing. Since the beginning of March, Gov....

President Biden Declares California Storm Emergency Following Request From Governor

March 11, 2023 8:13 amMarch 11, 2023 8:18 am

President Joe Biden approved a California Emergency Declaration on Friday, giving federal assistance to both state and local response and relief efforts following large storms that caused flooding, mudslides, blizzards, and landslides in Counties across the state. Since the beginning...

State Regulators Shut Down Silicon Valley Bank

March 10, 2023 12:46 pmMarch 10, 2023 12:46 pm

The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation announced on Friday that the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) would be shut down with the FDIC in charge of liquidation, officially ending one of the largest banks in the country and one...

California Trucking Company Workers Win Freedom from Unwanted Teamsters Union Officials

March 10, 2023 10:37 amMarch 13, 2023 7:48 am

The National Right to Work announced this week that Valdivia Trucking Co. workers in California are finally free of unwanted Teamsters Local 665 union officials after three months of delays created by the union officials. Rather than face a decertification...

Immigrant Groups Oppose LA City Council’s Sanctuary City Proposal

March 10, 2023 2:20 amMarch 10, 2023 2:21 am

Multiple groups in Los Angeles came out in opposition to Tuesday’s Los Angeles City Council to make the city a “sanctuary city” for undocumented immigrants and stop the use of city resources to aid U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)...

Garcetti’s Ambassador to India Vote Expected Tuesday

March 9, 2023 4:34 pmMarch 9, 2023 5:54 pm

In what could be a sign the votes might astonishingly be there to confirm former Los Angles Mayor Eric Garcetti as the next ambassador to India, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer filed for “cloture” on the nomination today. The move...

District Court Judge Rules California Cannot Ban Sale Of Alligator, Crocodile Products

March 9, 2023 2:00 pmMarch 9, 2023 2:00 pm

A U.S. District Court judge ruled on Wednesday that California cannot ban the sale of alligator and crocodile products, finalizing a suit that began over three years ago. While California has had a ban on Alligator meat and skins for approximately...