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Friday, April 26, 2024

Key questions about California's budget deficit remain unanswered as deadlines loom

Who's selling your digital data? California gives you tools to protect your online privacy

Thursday, April 25, 2024

High Court weighs upending homeless protections

The Cal Grant expansion for California college students is in jeopardy as the state deficit grows

Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Children affected by Aliso Canyon's historic gas leak are of voting age. They want California to ban fracking

California has to rid itself of a 'no' mentality to change its relationship with cars

Tuesday, April 23, 2024

California leaders take sides in monumental Supreme Court case on homelessness

Friday, April 19, 2024

Liability of amusement parks and traveling carnival rides

The California Supreme Court has ruled that amusement rides, such as roller coasters, are common carriers and must use the utmost care for their safety.

Preemptory challenge over 'lack of life experience' of Hispanic juror reversed

The Second District Court of Appeals recently applied 231.7 in People v. Uriostegui, reversing the conviction and ordering a new trial for a prosecutor who exercised a peremptory challenge against a juror with a Spanish surname. The court found that the prosecutor had effectively smuggled in presumptively invalid reasons under the umbrella of "lack of life experience."

Annual data breaches continue to plague AT&T customers

AT&T opposes new FCC regulations to improve customer data protections and data breach reporting requirements.

If Newsom truly follows the science, why not adopt the 'science of reading' in California schools?

Democrats nix California homeless camp ban, again

A student sent a swastika to a Jewish lawmaker's daughter. The response led to his new bill

Tuesday, April 16, 2024

'Digital Democracy' project penetrates California's opaque political processes

'Forever chemicals': Water supplies throughout California will exceed new national limits

Monday, April 15, 2024

How banks are navigating a multi-pronged assault on customer fees

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has finalized a rule limiting late fees on credit card payments to $8, and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is considering a rule limiting overdraft fees to $3. These developments have led to an increase in private litigation against banks, including consumer class actions.

The 7 million dollar reason to pay attention to the Fair Employment and Housing Act

The California Fair Employment and Housing Act aims to provide the greatest protection for individuals with disabilities, and the Martinez case should serve as a reminder for employers to strictly adhere to the law and train their human resource departments and managerial employees.

While California politicians skirmish over housing, the shortage keeps growing

Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Political ritual: California labor priorities and business 'job killers' again on a collision course

Native American students get free tuition to attend any University of California school. Why it isn't enough.

Monday, April 8, 2024

Feds say LA poultry company used child labor for risky jobs then hid its product

Thursday, April 4, 2024

California's income-based utility charge saga began with misuse of the state budget process

Controversial housing law could get makeover

Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Californians pay high gas prices and high gas taxes yet still drive on bad highways

High stakes: Inside the multimillion-dollar battle for gambling rights in California