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Governor Newsom Appoints Tony Tavares As Next CalTrans Director

June 18, 2022 2:30 amJune 19, 2022 3:17 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Friday that Tony Tavares, the current District 7 Director of of the California Department of Transportation (CalTrans), was appointed as the next CalTrans Director. Tavares, a Civil Engineering graduate of UC Davis, started his careers...

Bill to Ban Cat Declawing Gains Support Before Senate Committee Votes

June 17, 2022 4:32 pmJune 17, 2022 3:46 pm

A bill that would ban cat declawing, surgical claw removal, or tendonectomy procedures on cats has had support continue to row both amongst lawmakers and the public following it’s passage in the Assembly late last month. Assembly Bill 2606, authored...

CPUC Fines Utility Companies Over $22 Million For Planned Power Outage Violations in 2020

June 17, 2022 12:41 pm

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) announced on Thursday that it will be fining Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), Southern California Edison (SCE), and San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) over a combined $22 million for violating Public Safety Power...

Twitter Hate Trolls Attack Calif. for Equal Rights Foundation Exec. Dir. Over Reparations

June 17, 2022 8:39 amJune 20, 2022 6:19 am

It’s open season on those right-of-center, conservatives, and moderate Democrats, and the media is mostly silent about it. The assignation attempt of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh went unreported in major media outlets. The homemade explosive device found outside the...

California Fish and Game Commission Delays Decision on Joshua Tree Protections

June 17, 2022 2:30 amJune 16, 2022 9:20 pm

The California Fish and Game Commission failed to come to an agreement on Thursday on whether or not to list the Joshua tree as a threatened species, delaying a vote over the matter until October. For years, the Joshua tree...

Bill To Require Employers Include Pay Ranges in Job Advertisements Passes Assembly Committee

June 16, 2022 12:58 pm

A bill that would require employers to put in a pay range for all advertised jobs and send in pay data reports to the Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) continued to pass through the Assembly this week despite...

US Supreme Court Rules Federal Law Protects Signed Arbitration Agreements With Employers in CA

June 16, 2022 2:50 amJune 16, 2022 10:07 am

In an 8-1 ruling on Wednesday, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the California Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (PAGA), which allows workers in the state to sue employers under the states name, does not allow employees to...