Category: Northern California

Judge Blocks California’s COVID-19 Misinformation Law

January 26, 2023
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A California judge on Wednesday halted the state’s so-called COVID-19 misinformation and disinformation law, which was challenged by doctors in two lawsuits, claiming it violates their constitutional rights. In Hoeg v. Newsom, five doctors alleged that the state law, AB 2098, is unconstitutional under the First and Fourteenth Amendments of the U.S. Constitution. A separate related lawsuit, Hoang v. Bonta, makes…

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Orange County Supervisors Favor Charging Fentanyl Dealers With Murder

January 25, 2023
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The Orange County Board of Supervisors Jan. 24 unanimously approved writing a letter of support for a state bill that, if passed, would allow prosecutors to charge fentanyl dealers with murder if someone dies as a result of them ingesting a drug they sold. Senate Bill 44, introduced last month by Sen. Tom Umberg (D-Santa…

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California Legislator Calls on State to Ban Homeless Encampments Near Schools, Parks

January 25, 2023
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California Assemblyman Josh Hoover (R-Folsom) is calling on state legislators to ban homeless encampments from within 500 feet of schools, daycare centers, parks, and libraries. While some cities have been implementing such rules locally in recent years, Assembly Bill 257 would make the ban statewide. Hoover introduced the bill Jan. 23, saying in a statement that it…

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Trader Joe’s Announces Top Customer Product Picks

January 25, 2023
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Trader Joe’s “Rolled Corn Tortilla Chips, Chile-Lime flavor,” was selected as shoppers’ favorite item in the grocery chain’s recently released 14th annual “Customer Choice Awards.” The chips also won the top spot in the “Best Snack” category. Over 18,000 customers ranked the popular grocery store’s offerings in a survey taken earlier this month via polls…

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Suspect in Half Moon Bay Farm Killings Faces 7 Murder Counts

January 25, 2023
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HALF MOON BAY, Calif.—A farmworker accused of killing seven people in back-to-back shootings at two Northern California mushroom farms was charged Wednesday with seven counts of murder and one of attempted murder. Chunli Zhao, 66, will make his first court appearance Wednesday afternoon. It was not immediately clear whether he had an attorney who could…

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California to Vote on Fast-Food Workers’ Wage Hike in 2024 After Businesses Gather Over One Million Opposing Votes

January 25, 2023
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Californian citizens are set to vote on a proposal next year that seeks to improve the working conditions and raise wages of fast-food workers across the state, a measure that has attracted strong opposition from businesses in the sector. Assembly Bill (AB) 257, also known as the FAST Recovery Act, proposed raising the minimum wages…

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NRA Criticizes Newsom for Calling Second Amendment ‘Suicide Pact’ While Surrounded by Armed Security Guards

January 25, 2023
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom has been criticized by the National Rifle Association (NRA) for claiming that the Second Amendment is becoming a “suicide pact” while he was surrounded by what appeared to be at least four armed security guards. Newsom made the comments during an interview with CBS News in the Los Angeles suburb of Monterey Park on Jan….

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Court to Reconsider If California School District Should Recognize Christian Club That Bans LGBT Student Leaders

January 24, 2023
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A federal appeals court will reconsider a previous ruling requiring the San Jose Unified School District to recognize a Christian student club despite the district’s objections to the group’s policy that forbids LGBT students from club leadership positions. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Jan. 18 vacated a panel’s 2–1 August decision, which found…

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Newsom Under Fire From Bipartisan Critics Over Trillions of Gallons of Lost Water

January 24, 2023
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California flushed trillions of gallons of rainwater from January storms out to the ocean instead of saving it in reservoirs and pumping it to farmers after three years of extreme drought. Since late December, a series of heavy storms called atmospheric rivers brought an estimated 32 trillion gallons of rainwater to the state, according to…

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California Reservoirs Fail to Fill Up After Weeks of Rain

January 24, 2023
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Most of California’s major reservoirs failed to reach full capacity after more than two weeks of rainstorms, according to the latest data from the state water department. As of Jan. 23, among the 17 major reservoirs, only the smallest one—the Cachuma Reservoir northwest of Santa Barbara—was nearly full, at about 1.5 times its historical average…

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