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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...

Los Angeles Democratic Debate is Now Back On Following Union Agreement

December 17, 2019 9:31 pm

The new agreement between Unite Here and Sodexo will include a 25% pay increase as well as possible benefit changes. Thursday’s Democratic candidate debate at Loyola Marymount University is back on schedule Tuesday following a tentative union agreement. All...

Governor Newsom’s Approval No Longer Needed on PG&E Settlements

December 17, 2019 5:21 pmDecember 18, 2019 2:09 pm

PG&E removed a provision requiring the Governor to approve all settlements with wildfire victims on Monday. Meeting with wildfire victim representatives on Monday to come up with an agreeable settlement amount, both sides agreed to not allow the Governor to...

Democratic Socialist candidate Shahid Buttar is running against Pelosi again. (photo by Chris

San Francisco Civil Liberties Lawyer Shahid Buttar Running Against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi

December 17, 2019 11:55 amDecember 19, 2019 8:34 am

‘The Speaker can’t likely win an election in San Francisco while doing as much as she has to support & enable our criminal president.’ San Francisco civil liberties lawyer Shahid Buttar last week formerly entered the primary race against House...

California’s 2020 Solar Home Mandate to Come into Effect in Two Weeks

December 17, 2019 6:19 amDecember 16, 2019 9:22 pm

The new building standards in California that will require solar panels for all new single-family houses and low-rise multifamily complexes will come into effect starting January 1st. Passed in 2018 by the California Energy Commission (CEC), the mandate is designed...

Kaiser Permanente Mental Health Employees Begin Week-Long Strike Across California

December 16, 2019 4:22 pm

Over 4,000 Kaiser Permanente mental health employees went on strike throughout California Monday over better working conditions, better mental health care, and reduced benefits. A strike by the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) had been in the works for...