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Pennsylvania U.S. District Court Orders California DOJ To Pay Pharmaceutical Lawyers $80,000 in Fines

December 30, 2021 3:53 pm

Federal District Judge Cynthia Rufe ordered the State of California to pay $80,000 in legal fees to Par Pharmaceutical on Wednesday over the state’s continued refusal to hand over information and break discovery obligations in a case earlier this year...

Judge Grants Restraining Order Against New CDCR Early Release Credit Regulations

December 30, 2021 10:17 amNovember 3, 2022 8:53 pm

Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Raymond Cadei granted a temporary restraining order on Wednesday to stop the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) from increasing the number of “good conduct credits” that non-violent “second strike” inmates could receive. The...

New San Francisco Order Mandates COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters For Workers in ‘High Risk’ Settings

December 30, 2021 2:45 amDecember 29, 2021 9:03 pm

A new health order by the city of San Francisco to require COVID-19 vaccination boosters for those who work in higher risk areas or visit high-risk areas, was issued on Wednesday in response to a growing number of Omicron variant...

Poway Synagogue Shooter Sentenced to Life in Federal Prison

December 29, 2021 1:13 pm

The Southern District of California Federal Court in San Diego sentenced John T. Earnest, who killed one person and injured three others in a shooting at a Poway synagogue two years, to life in prison on Tuesday. In 2019, Earnest,...

CA Senator Nancy Skinner to Introduce Bill to Pay State Funds To Children of COVID-19 Victims

December 29, 2021 2:33 amDecember 30, 2021 7:17 am

Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) announced on Monday she would be introducing legislation next month to give state financial assistance to children below the age of 18 who lost a parent or caregiver to COVID-19. Under the bill, currently called “The...

Restaurants, Bars Across California Prepare To Introduce More To-Go Options For New Liquor Law

December 28, 2021 2:37 pmApril 3, 2022 8:46 am

This week across California, restaurants and bars are hurrying to finish more permanent alcoholic beverage to-go for when Senate Bill 389 comes into effect on Saturday. Press play to hear a narrated version of this story, presented by AudioHopper. SB...

Appeals Court Upholds Google Streetview Settlement, Ends 11-Year-Old Privacy Case

December 28, 2021 10:20 am

The San Francisco-based 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Monday to uphold Google’s $13 million settlement payment to nine privacy advocacy groups, finally ending the Joffe v. Google case that has been challenged for over eleven years. In 2010,...