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Los Angeles councilmen resist resignation in racism scandal
Two Los Angeles City Council members held out Thursday against overwhelming calls for them to resign after a recording surfaced of them making crude and racist remarks in a secret meeting over redistricting tactics. Gil Cedillo and Kevin de Leon have issued no statements since Nury Martinez, who made remarks about a colleague's Black son along with crass comments about Armenians and Jews, stepped down as council president Monday before resigning her seat Wednesday.
California governor approves farmworker unionization law
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A broadly smiling California Gov. Gavin Newsom joined about two dozen jubilant, cheering farmworkers camped outside the state Capitol Wednesday to sign one of the most contentious bills before him this year, reversing course on a measure to help farmworkers unionize after President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris supported it.
California governor approves farmworker unionization law
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A broadly smiling California Gov. Gavin Newsom joined about two dozen jubilant, cheering farmworkers camped outside the state Capitol Wednesday to sign one of the most contentious bills before him this year, reversing course on a measure to help farmworkers unionize after President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris supported it.
California governor approves farmworker unionization law
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A broadly smiling California Gov. Gavin Newsom joined about two dozen jubilant, cheering farmworkers camped outside the state Capitol Wednesday to sign one of the most contentious bills before him this year, reversing course on a measure to help farmworkers unionize after President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris supported it.
Insurers say California’s inaction threatens auto policies
Top U.S. insurance companies and associations say California is risking a crisis in the nation’s largest automobile insurance market by refusing to approve any rate increases for more than two years, since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. The companies already are cutting back and say they can't continue operating at a loss while Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara delays rate cases filed by companies representing three-quarters of the California market.
California 'Chameleon' Awaits 2016 Kidnapping Hoax Sentence
By DON THOMPSON, Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California mother of two faces up to eight months in jail Monday for meticulously faking her own kidnapping so she could go back to a former boyfriend, prompting an intensive three-week, multi-state search before she resurfaced on Thanksgiving Day in 2016. Sherri Papini, 40, pleaded guilty last spring under a plea bargain that includes paying more than $300,000 in restitution.
Restaurants move to stop new California fast food worker law
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Restaurant owners are moving to at least temporarily block a nation-leading new California law giving more power to fast food workers by putting the question before voters. If they gather enough signatures, the law that Gov. Gavin Newsom signed on Labor Day wouldn’t take effect unless it’s supported by a majority of voters.
Restaurants move to stop new California fast food worker law
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Restaurant owners moved Wednesday to at least temporarily block a nation-leading new California law giving more power to fast food workers. The owners want the state's voters to ultimately decide the law's fate. A coalition calling itself Protect Neighborhood Restaurants filed a referendum request with the state attorney general, the first step before the law's opponents can begin gathering signatures. If they get enough, the law that Gov.
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