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California ‘Woman Board Quota’ Law Faces Legal Challenge In Court

December 19, 2019 4:44 pm

A 2018 law that sets a minimum number of women on the board of directors at publicly held companies in California is facing a major challenge in court next year. A two step law SB 826, authored by Hannah-Beth Jackson...

“Porch Package Thieves” Bill Will Return to the Assembly With Harsher Sentences

December 19, 2019 4:00 pm

After a rise of porch package thefts both in California and nationwide, a bill designed to give harsher sentences to package thieves will be returning to the Assembly. Assembly Bill 1210, which was written earlier this year by Assemblyman Evan...

Eric Trump: California House Democrats Like Pelosi and Swalwell ‘Showboating’ While Trump Campaign Raking in Millions

December 19, 2019 11:39 am

‘In 60 days, Trump Victory has 600,000 new donors, people who never once contributed to a political party.’ Prior to the final vote on Articles of Impeachment Wednesday, a conference call with Eric Trump of the Trump Victory team...

Second Lawsuit Filed Against Independent Contractor Reclassification Law AB 5

December 18, 2019 8:11 pmDecember 26, 2019 8:57 am

AB 5, the bill passed earlier this year that makes it harder for companies to retain independent contractors, has now had a second lawsuit filed against it. A second lawsuit against AG Becerra The Pacific Legal Foundation, on behalf of...

Boycott Averted for Democratic Presidential Debate in Los Angeles

December 18, 2019 2:16 pmDecember 18, 2019 3:13 pm

The Democratic presidential debate at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles will proceed as scheduled on Thursday now that a labor dispute that was derailing the event has been settled. The event started to implode last weekend when all 7...

Bankruptcy Court Approves $24.5 Billion in PG&E Settlements

December 18, 2019 2:07 pmDecember 19, 2019 8:06 am

Two PG&E settlement deals worth a combined $24.5 billion to compensate wildfire victims and insurance companies was approved by a U.S. bankruptcy judge on Tuesday. After a long 5 hour hearing in San Francisco, Bankruptcy Judge Dennis Montali first approved...

Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Homeless Public Sleeping Ban Case

December 18, 2019 2:13 amDecember 17, 2019 8:58 pm

The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear Martin vs. City of Boise on Monday, reducing the power that police in cities such as Los Angeles and San Francisco have in stopping homeless people from staying in public areas. An Idaho...