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Senator Dave Cortese Proposes Bill To Ban Real Guns, Live Ammunition From Movie Sets

October 25, 2021 11:38 amOctober 26, 2021 4:20 pm

A bill to ban real guns and live ammunition from all film and theater sets was proposed over the weekend in response to the fatal accidental shooting of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin at a movie set in New...

Recall Effort Against SF District Attorney Chesa Boudin Turns In 83,487 Signatures, Likely Enough To Trigger Recall Election

October 23, 2021 2:30 amOctober 25, 2021 11:38 am

A recall election of San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin was made all but certain on Friday after it was announced that 83,487 signatures, more than 30,000 more than needed, had been submitted to San Francisco election officials. Elected in...

Dock Workers Warned Officials of Potential Port Backlog Crisis; Maintain It’s Not Their Fault

October 22, 2021 3:42 pmOctober 22, 2021 9:56 pm

Dockworkers, represented by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU), said on Friday that the port crisis is not their fault and that heightened measures, such as the National Guard being deployed to some ports, will not help alleviate the...

Newsom Administration Announces New Ban Regulations on Oil and Gas Facilities

October 22, 2021 2:22 amOctober 21, 2021 10:22 pm

The Department of Conservation’s Geologic Energy Management Division (CalGEM), with the backing of Governor Gavin Newsom, announced a sweeping new proposed regulation on Thursday that would ban any new oil or gas development from being within 3,200 feet of all...

Trucking Leaders Urge Governor Newsom To Declare State of Emergency Over Port Backlog Crisis

October 21, 2021 6:08 pm

Trucking industry leaders urged California to declare the port backlog crisis a State of Emergency on Thursday in order to get regulatory relief for the trucking and shipping industries, as well as assist in ending the backlog sooner. Action from...

U.S. District Court Judge Denies Lawsuit Against San Diego ‘Ghost Gun’ Ban

October 21, 2021 2:38 pm

Judge Cynthia Bashant of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California denied a preliminary injunction to halt the upcoming “ghost gun” ban in the city of San Diego on Wednesday, removing the last hurdle before the...

Governor Newsom Signs Executive Order to Alleviate Shipping Crisis at SoCal Ports

October 21, 2021 2:22 amOctober 20, 2021 8:39 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom signed an Executive Order on Wednesday aimed at alleviating California’s massive cargo congestion situation by increasing cargo space, creating better flow and ease of movement for all steps of the unloading and trucking processes, and identifying the...