California Bill Seeks to Increase Campaign Donation Caps
Rushing to pass reforms before the November election, California lawmakers are pushing a bill that will allow increased campaign donations to the heads of the Legislature.
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Feds Given Deadline to Review Army Vet’s Citizenship Request
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that immigration officials must decide in a few weeks whether to grant citizenship to a South Korean-born Army veteran who sued the federal government over excessive delays in her citizenship application.
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California’s First Appellate District on Tuesday upheld dismissal of a request to order the immediate end to hydraulic fracturing – fracking – of oil and gas wells, finding the state Department of Conservation acted under a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency exemption and the request was therefore inappropriate.
Read moreJudge Grants Class Action Relief for Cambodian Refugees
A federal judge Monday certified a class of Cambodian refugees who claim the federal government is infringing on their constitutional rights by unlawfully detaining them without proper notice and a chance to stand before a judge.
Read moreKaty Perry Copyright Suit Heading to Trial
Pop star Katy Perry’s effort to obtain summary judgment in a copyright infringement lawsuit against her was struck down Monday despite her attorney’s effort to diminish the success of the song plaintiffs claim she copied.
Read moreGolden State Killer Suspect Charged With 13th Murder
Investigators in a rural California county on Monday tacked on another murder charge against the 72-year-old former police officer dubbed the Golden State Killer, now accused of 13 murders in five counties.
Read moreLower Payday Loans May Still Be Usurious, California Justices Say
Interest rates on consumer loans of $2,500 or more can be deemed unconscionable under California’s lending laws, the state’s high court ruled Monday.
Read moreCalifornia Police Granted Immunity From Pursuit Liability
California police agencies cannot be held liable for vehicle pursuits that result in collisions, injuries or death when chasing suspects if there is a policy in place and officers say in writing they understand that policy, the state’s highest court ruled Monday.
Read moreJudge Rejects Plea Deals in Deadly Oakland Warehouse Fire
In an unusual move, a California judge on Friday rejected the plea deals of two men who were charged with 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter after a 2016 California warehouse fire.
Read moreLAPD Can’t Duck Unarmed Shooting Trial
A federal judge on Friday declined to grant police summary judgment in a police shooting case that inspired community vigils and sparked protests among police accountability activists seeking to change use-of-force guidelines.
Read moreYosemite Reopening
The National Park Service said Friday that Yosemite National Park, closed for several weeks due to the Ferguson Fire burning near its western boundary, will reopen Aug. 14 – though no one made any promises the air will be breathable due to smoke blanketing the Golden State.
Read moreBrown’s Gambit on Wildfire Liability Met With Skepticism
California Gov. Jerry Brown’s attempt to remake liability rules as it relates to wildfires received a tepid reception in the California Legislature on Thursday.
Read moreWater Tunnels Love
San Diego County’s water authority said Thursday it will conditionally support California Gov. Jerry Brown’s $17 billion plan to build twin tunnels under the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta to send water to the south part of the Golden State.
Read moreLichens Lost in Wildfires Take Years to Recover, Study Finds
As increasingly hot and severe wildfires scorch the West, lichen communities found in conifer forests aren’t returning even years after flames have been extinguished, new research shows.
Read moreTrump Probes Oil Leasing in California
The Trump administration took the first step Wednesday to open more than a million acres of public land in central California to oil drilling and fracking, raising concern among conservationists seeking to protect water sources.
Read moreFeds Offer to Put Water on California Wildfires
Despite repeated assurances California has enough water to fight the currently 18 major fires raging throughout the state, the Trump administration said Wednesday it will tell its agencies to suspend environmental rules to provide firefighters with water.
Read moreLA County Program Helps Homeless Car Dwellers
LOS ANGELES (CN) – A growing community of people living in their cars in southeast Los Angeles will get support
Read moreCap-and-Trade Money to Fund California Fire Prevention
As California slogs through one of the worst fire seasons on record, its fire agency turned attention to the prevention side of the equation and said it will put the $170 million in cap-and-trade funds it received on Tuesday to good use.
Read moreSanctuary-State Appeal
Making good on a vow to appeal, the Trump administration said Tuesday it will fight the dismissal of most of its challenge to California’s so-called sanctuary-state laws in the Ninth Circuit.
Read moreCalifornia Ready to Fight Feds on Auto Emissions Standards
Fighting for the linchpin of its air quality laws, California introduced a plan Tuesday to require automakers to continue making highly efficient cars even if President Donald Trump slashes fuel economy standards.
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