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Why California’s Elections Chief Is Keeping Trump on the Ballot

12/29/2023
California Secretary of State Shirley Weber said state law does not allow her to remove Donald Trump from the March 5 ballot and leaves the decision up to the courts.

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COVID-19 Elections & Politics Crime & Justice Government

A Step Forward for Free Speech in Kern County?

12/28/2023
Kern County agrees to better protect free speech in a deal with the state Justice Department—inspired by the county’s’ 2020 squashing of COVID contracts to organizations that advocated defunding police.

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American Graffiti is Back: Cruising Now Legal Again in California, But So Are Speed Cameras

12/27/2023
Under new state laws, five cities will test cameras to catch speeding drivers and cruising bans will be lifted statewide. The first is supposed to improve road safety, but critics of the second say it will endanger the public.

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California Consumers Will Have Easier Time Getting Compensation for False Advertising Under New 2024 Law

12/27/2023
A new law, sponsored by Attorney General Rob Bonta, will create a fund designed to fully compensate victims of false advertising or unfair competition.

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Crime & Justice

Missing Tahoe Casino Nurse Donna Lass Finally Identified

12/27/2023
The remains of long-missing Tahoe nurse Donna Lass, who has sometimes been linked to the Zodiac Killer, have finally been identified.

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Bosses Now Prohibited From Asking Most Employees About Pot Use

12/26/2023
Under two new laws, employers in California can’t ask workers about their use of cannabis outside the workplace and can’t use hair or urine tests. Employees in construction are excluded, as are applicants for federal jobs with background checks.

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Public Safety Crime & Justice Government

California Law Enforcement Heads to Idaho for Retirement

12/21/2023
Some firefighters and police officers who worked long enough in California to earn pensions are heading to more conservative destinations like Idaho in retirement. Some of these people even run for political office in these places.

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He Says He Was Abused in ICE Detention Even Though He is a Legal Resident of California. Now He’s Suing for $1 Million

12/21/2023
The 33-year old Mexican-born man—who from toddler age has been a permanent legal resident of California—has reported abuse, unsanitary conditions and threats of force-feeding before his release from immigration detention in April.

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Google to Pay $700 Million in Antitrust Lawsuit

12/19/2023
Google has agreed to pay $700 million and will make changes to its app store it has resisted for years in order to resolve a lawsuit over whether its app store is an illegal monopoly.

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Oakland Faces Tough Times

12/17/2023
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City across the bay from San Francisco is struggling with crime, homelessness and office vacancies.

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LA Times Gets Cease-and-Desist Ahead of Cannabis Story

12/17/2023
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Lawyers representing cannabis brand Stiiizy and co-founder Tony Huang sent the letter

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California Company Used Child Labor for Dangerous Poultry Processing Work

12/13/2023
The Exclusive Poultry Inc. agreed to pay $3.8 million in wages, damages and penalties in part for hiring children for dangerous work. The case is one of hundreds federal labor officials investigated last year.

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Public Safety Crime & Justice State of California

Assembly Group on Retail Theft to Hold First Hearing

12/12/2023
A new select committee in the California Assembly dedicated to retail theft will hold its first hearing on Dec. 19. This allows the committee to get to work before the next legislative session on an issue that’s drawn much press for California in recent years.

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Hunter Biden Indicted in LA on Tax Charges

12/07/2023
Hunter Biden, a Malibu resident, is facing nine tax-related charges between the years of 2016 and 2019. It is the second criminal indictment for the son of President Biden, aside from a pending firearms case.

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First Amendment Advocates Step In

12/06/2023
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First Amendment and press advocacy groups slam move by Alameda County DA

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Shallow Learning Curve in Juvenile Justice

12/06/2023
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Youth Law Center report identifies gaps

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Families & Children Crime & Justice Government

Moms Who Suffer Domestic Abuse Can Lose Their Kids. But Does This Policy Make Any Sense?

12/06/2023
California’s “failure to protect” law allows child welfare agencies to take kids from households scarred by domestic violence. Advocates say the separation can worsen a family’s trauma.

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Newsom, DeSantis Finally Square Off in Wild Fox News Debate

12/01/2023
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With nothing but their reputations at stake, feuding California & Florida governors put on a show, albeit a sideshow.

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Stolen Blue Shield of California Data Could Hit Dark Web

12/01/2023
Hackers stole data this week from Blue Shield of California. Historically, this type of data has sometimes wound up for sale on what’s known as the dark web, the part of the internet not typically included in search engine results.

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Health Crime & Justice

San Diego County Might Wait on Implementing Conservatorship Rules

11/30/2023
A member of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors has asked that the county wait until 2025 to implement pending state policy around conservatorships. The policy, which goes into effect Jan. 1, makes people suffering from severe addiction eligible to receive conservatorships.

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