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CPUC Fines Uber $59 Million, Threatens To Pull Operating Lisence

December 15, 2020 5:59 pmDecember 16, 2020 9:37 am

On Monday, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) levied a $59 million on the rideshare company Uber and gave a 30-day ultimatum to receive all data on sexual assaults that have taken place in Uber rides. The Monday ruling, issued...

Bill That Would Allow Californians To Vote to Abolish Death Penalty Introduced in Assembly

December 15, 2020 2:59 pm

On Monday, a constitutional amendment bill that would let voters decide whether or not to abolish the death penalty in California was introduced to the Assembly. Assembly Constitutional Amendment 2, authored by Assemblyman Marc Levine (D-San Rafael) would ultimately alter...

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra

AG Becerra Petitions Court to Order Amazon to Comply With Subpoenas

December 15, 2020 2:24 amDecember 14, 2020 9:28 pm

On Monday, outgoing California Attorney General Xavier Becerra petitioned the Sacramento County Superior Court to order Amazon to comply with subpoenas over how the company has protected it’s workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Becerra’s petition says that Amazon has not...

Leaving California: Oracle Co-Founder Larry Ellison Announces Move To Hawaii

December 14, 2020 5:12 pmDecember 15, 2020 1:09 pm

On Monday, the 11th richest person in the world , Oracle co-Founder Larry Ellison, announced that he has moved out of California, becoming only the latest billionaire to leave Silicon Valley. In his Monday announcement to employee’s, Ellison confirmed that...

Former WH Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers Named Newsom’s Chief Economic Adviser

December 14, 2020 2:54 pmDecember 14, 2020 5:13 pm

During the weekend, former White House Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers was named by Governor Gavin Newsom as his new Chief Economic and Business Adviser and as director of the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development. Myers began her...

Leaving CA: Tech Giant Oracle Leaving California for Texas

December 12, 2020 2:30 amDecember 14, 2020 9:04 am

On Friday, Oracle, one of the largest computer technology companies in the world, announced that they would move their headquarters from Redwood City in the Bay Area to Austin, Texas. Oracle’s move is only the latest such move of tech...

Deja Vu: Another Wealth Tax Bill Introduced in Assembly to Combat Homelessness

December 11, 2020 2:38 pmDecember 23, 2020 8:07 am

A new bill was introduced in the Assembly this week that would simultaneously increase corporate taxes, raise income taxes on citizens making over $1 million a year, and eliminate corporate tax “loopholes.” Assembly Bill 71, jointly authored by Assembly members...