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McDonalds to Pay $26 Million to Underpaid Workers in California

November 26, 2019 1:50 pm

On Monday, McDonald’s announced that it will be paying $26 million in a settlement with 38,000 current and former workers in California. McDonald’s has had the class-action lawsuit sitting in various courts in California since early 2013. Claims by the...

California ‘Resists’ Again: No-Show at Los Angeles Auto Show is just Latest Dispute With Trump Administration

November 26, 2019 2:05 amNovember 26, 2019 11:58 am

The California Air Resources Board refused to attend the Los Angeles Auto Show earlier this week, adding to the ongoing feud between the state of California and the Federal Government over setting car emission and fuel economy standards. The feud...

Bills To Provide Emergency Power In Blackouts Will Be Introduced To The Senate Next Session

November 25, 2019 7:43 pm

Three new bills requiring cell phone and electric companies to provide emergency backup power to cell towers and hospitals will be introduced in Sacramento next year. The Three Bills One of the bills would require cell phone providers to have...

The Los Angeles District Attorneys Association Warns Public About Soros-Backed Candidates

November 25, 2019 6:36 amNovember 25, 2019 8:53 am

Legal experts are warning the public about dark money being used to buy the District Attorney’s office in Los Angeles. George Soros, the left-winged billionaire, has been working from the shadows buying up DA seats across the nation, and his...

Government is Failing at Solving California’s Self-Imposed Homeless Crisis

November 25, 2019 2:15 amNovember 25, 2019 8:41 am

Local Mayors value their worth on how much public funding they can spend and spread around to campaign donors. In a new White House strategy on homelessness aimed at California, Trump administration officials say that housing needs to be deregulated...

CA Attorney General Xavier Becerra, Los Angeles DA Jackie Lacey Sue JUUL For Illegally Marketing, Selling to Teens

November 25, 2019 1:21 amNovember 25, 2019 8:41 pm

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra last week sued e-cigarette manufacturer JUUL for illegally selling and marketing their products to underage teenagers. Becerra was joined in the lawsuit by the County of Los Angeles and Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey....

Bill That Would Make Sending Unsolicited Nude Photos Illegal In California To Be Introduced To The Senate Next Year

November 23, 2019 2:42 amNovember 22, 2019 9:44 pm

A bill that would make sending unwanted nude pictures over apps and other digital programs illegal is set to be introduced to the state Senate when the next session starts up again in January. Senator Ling Ling Chang (R-Diamond Bar)...