California
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In a move to address the ongoing homelessness crisis, California Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order on Thursday, setting clear guidelines for the removal of homeless encampments by state agencies and departments. The order also encourages local governments to adopt similar policies. The executive order mandates state agencies under Newsom’s authority to address homeless…
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In a pivotal November election, California voters will weigh in on a diverse array of statewide ballot measures that could reshape the legal landscape across several critical issues. Among the ten measures finalized by the California secretary of state, two stand out for their potential to impact fundamental rights and societal norms. The first seeks…
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A California jury convicted David DePape on Friday of kidnapping, burglary, false imprisonment, threatening the family member of a public official, and dissuading a witness. This conviction follows his federal court conviction last year. DePape, a right-wing conspiracy theorist, attacked Paul Pelosi, the husband of former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, with a hammer. The…
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A proposed bill in the California legislature seeks to grant employees the “right to disconnect” from work-related communications during nonworking hours, aiming to protect their personal time and well-being. Assembly Bill AB-2751, titled “Employer Communications During Nonworking Hours,” was introduced by assembly member Matt Haney of San Francisco on February 15, 2024. The bill aims…
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Authorities arrested 18-year-old Edan On on Thursday for allegedly attacking a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) last month. Police booked him on a felony charge and are holding him on $30,000 bail, according to UCLA Police and jail records. The media first identified On and other counterprotesters by reviewing hundreds…
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In La Mesa, California, justice has been served as the city has agreed to settle a federal lawsuit filed by Amaurie Johnson for $125,000. The lawsuit stemmed from an incident in May 2020 where Johnson, a 23-year-old Black man, was unjustly arrested and subjected to excessive force by former police officer Matthew Dages. The settlement…
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Bryn Spejcher, a California woman convicted of involuntary manslaughter after stabbing a man to death, is appealing her conviction, claiming she was in a drug-induced state during the incident. The fatal stabbing occurred while Spejcher was under the influence of potent marijuana. In December 2023, Spejcher was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter for the death…
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In a landmark verdict, a Sacramento jury awarded over $80 million in damages to three former workers of Zurich American Insurance Co. in Northern California. The workers, Melinda Brantley, Nicholas Lardie, and Daniel Koos, were fired after taking “off-the-record” paid time off, according to Sacramento attorney Lawrance Bohm. The case, which originated from a lawsuit…
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A California judge is set to decide on May 10 whether there is sufficient evidence to proceed to trial for a woman, her brother, and their pastor father accused of killing her 3-year-old daughter in an alleged exorcism gone wrong. Firefighters discovered young Arely Naomi Proctor dead on the altar of Iglesia Apostoles y Profetas…
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Tesla is facing yet another legal challenge with a proposed class action lawsuit accusing the electric carmaker of multiple wage law violations against factory and warehouse workers in California. Filed by two former employees at Tesla’s Fremont assembly plant, the lawsuit seeks over $5 million in damages on behalf of thousands of Tesla workers across…
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