An attorney known throughout Northern California for suing under the Americans with Disabilities Act is pleading guilty to filing false tax returns.
Woman charged with using Scott Peterson’s name to steal COVID unemployment
The fraud was a small, but headline-grabbing element of the $20 billion stolen in various scams during the coronavirus pandemic.
Jury convicts Paul Flores of murdering Kristin Smart, acquits father
A Monterey County jury on Monday found Paul Flores guilty of first-degree murder in the killing of Kristin Smart in 1996.
Newsom: COVID emergency will end… in February
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced this afternoon that the state’s long-running, Covid-related State of Emergency will end on February 28, 2023. That’s basically three years after it began on March 4, 2020.
LA Councilwoman Nury Martinez resigns post after racist remarks leak, national outcry
Following intense public pressure amid a growing controversy over racist remarks, Los Angeles City Councilwoman Nury Martinez announced Wednesday she is resigning her seat.
Calif. officials blamed the oil industry for high gas prices. Valero is pushing back.
Gas refiner and marketer Valero hit back at California’s Energy Commission last week after the agency demanded oil refinery executives explain why, despite declining crude oil prices, gas prices have spiked.
Newsom calls for special legislative session to enact tax on oil company profits
With the state’s gas prices sky-high again, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday that he plans to call a special legislative session in December to impose a tax on oil companies’ profits.
Newsom’s call for tax on oil profits raise eyebrows
California’s oil industry is back in Sacramento’s crosshairs after a price spike led Gov. Gavin Newsom to suggest oil producers and refiners should pay a higher rate on profits above a set level.
Calif. wanted to ban private prisons. Court says “not so fast.”
A law to ban private prisons in the Golden State, effectively shuttering ICE operations, was drawn up by California’s current Attorney General. It just got gutted by an 11-judge panel.
As Californians pay 70% more for gas, Newsom scrambles to cut prices quickly
Californians have paid more for gas for a long time. But paying 70% more than other Americans has Gov. Gavin Newsom scrambling to get refiners producing their winter blend, a cheaper version of the fuel.
