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By Bo Tefu, California Black Media A Win for Asm. Isaac Bryan: Gov. Newsom Signs Bill Increasing Incarcerated…
There Is Only One Good Mustang California Special And It’s Not The One My Colleague Mercedes Thinks It Is
Back in the summer, I screwed up big time by losing the fob to a shiny new Ford…
New Calif. law requires Uber and Lyft to bargain with drivers
California has enacted a law requiring rideshare giants Uber and Lyft to collectively bargain with their drivers. Because…
California amends its financial protection laws for license holders | Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
On October 6, the governor of California signed into law SB 825, amending the California Consumer Financial Protection…
California Courts Disrupted as AWS Outage Cascades into eFileCA and Odyssey Platforms, Halting Statewide E-Filing
California’s e-filing system is down after the AWS outage — blocking courts, law firms, and litigants statewide. USA…
New California ‘Companion Chatbot’ Law Imposes Disclosure, Safety Protocol and Annual Reporting Requirements | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Executive Summary What’s new: A new California law regulates the provision of “companion chatbots,” AI-systems that create a…
California is the Center of the Slow Food Revolution
Something extraordinary happened in Sacramento in September. Terra Madre, the international Slow Food movement, which has championed “good,…
New, More Dangerous Mpox Strain Found in 3 Californians | Health
Key Takeaways Three California residents were infected with Clade 1 mpox, a more severe strain of the disease…
Watch: Surfboard-stealing otter attacks resume at California beach
Oct. 20 (UPI) — Visitors to a California beach are warning of an aggressive otter with a habit…
DAILY DIGEST, 10/20: A raging jet stream is reshaping the Pacific. Here’s what it means for CA weather; Plan submitted to increase Bay Area city from 30,000 to 400,000 residents; Will future of sea levels rising bring more costs to CA taxpayers?; After fire in forests, what happens to the birds?; and more … ~ MAVEN’S NOTEBOOK
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California Highway Patrol Campaign Cuts Collisions and Boosts DUI Arrests on Highway 395
The California Highway Patrol’s Alturas Area Office recently concluded a successful 90-day enforcement campaign along U.S. Highway 395,…
Rising Wolf Attacks Threaten Northern California Ranches and Spur Legislative Action
The Office of Assemblywoman Heather Hadwick reports that wolf-livestock conflicts continue to escalate across rural Northern California —…