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New Poll Shows 47% Of Californians Against Prop. 16, 22% Undecided

September 18, 2020 7:03 amSeptember 18, 2020 7:32 am

On Thursday, a new Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) poll found that a near majority of voters plan to vote against Proposition 16, the ballot measure to reverse 1996’s Proposition 209 and reinstate affirmative action in California. 47% of...

Gov. Newsom, Pac-12 Agree To Not Stop Conference Football Games This Year

September 17, 2020 6:18 pm

On Wednesday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that there is nothing stopping NCAA football from returning this year to California, contradicting weeks worth of statements from Pac-12 football conference commissioner Larry Scott and teams who have accused the Governor of halting...

California Removed From 14 Day Quarantine List In NY, NJ, CT

September 17, 2020 3:02 pm

On Tuesday, California was removed from the 14 day quarantine list in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut due to improving COVID-19 positivity statistics. California, along with Hawaii, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada and Ohio, were removed for either having their positive...

SoCal Landlord Group Sues State, County, City Governments In Lawsuit

September 16, 2020 6:20 pmSeptember 18, 2020 7:33 am

On Tuesday, a group of apartment owners and landlords sued California, Los Angeles County, and several Southern Californian cities over several tenant eviction protections enacted since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March. Unlawfully and illegally commandeered without compensation...

USC Football Players Urge Gov. Newsom To Allow Them To Play

September 16, 2020 2:56 pm

On Tuesday, the entire University of Southern California (USC) football team sent a letter to Governor Gavin Newsom, urging him to allow them to play this season as other college conference holdouts announced they were returning to play this year....

California Fitness Alliance Sues Gov. Newsom, LA County Officials Over Gyms Not Reopening

September 15, 2020 8:50 pm

On Tuesday, the California Fitness Alliance, a group of almost 300 gyms and fitness centers formed earlier this year, filed a lawsuit against Governor Gavin Newsom and LA County officials. California Fitness Alliance sues over COVID-19 shutdowns In the suit,...

Bill That Removes Loan Penalties From Retirement Plans Signed By Gov. Newsom

September 15, 2020 5:18 pm

During the weekend, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill that would align a part of state tax law to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, removing all penalties from loans off of employer-sponsored retirement plans. Assembly Bill...