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SCOTUS declines to halt Calif. flavored tobacco ban
R.J. Reynolds and other tobacco companies sought the high court’s intervention to keep the ban from taking effect by Dec. 21.
December 12, 2022
“Make crime illegal again”: Grove fumes over Newsom plan to shutter prisons
California is moving forward with shuttering a state prison and correctional facility, to the disdain of a Central Valley legislator.
December 7, 2022
Tackling high gas prices puts Newsom, Fong on collision course as Legislature returns
State legislators on both sides of the aisle proposed their bills and vowed to suspend others in an effort aimed at what they believe will relieve pressure at the pump.
December 6, 2022
‘The ADA lawsuit guy’ pleads guilty, sentenced over hiding settlement money from IRS
An attorney known throughout Northern California for suing under the Americans with Disabilities Act is pleading guilty to filing false tax returns.
December 2, 2022
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.
October 20, 2022
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.
October 18, 2022
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.
October 17, 2022
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.
October 12, 2022
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.
October 9, 2022
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.
October 9, 2022