Cal Fire Ordered to Pay $15 Million Over 2007 Moonlight Fire Probe
As Cal Fire battles a record fire season, it has lost a fight in state court and must now pay $15 million in sanctions for what a judge called a
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Santa Clara County education board race flooded with money in proxy battle between charters, unions
The contentious contest for three seats on the Santa Clara County Board of Education has turned into a proxy fight pitting charter school forces against an array of teachers unions
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Biden headed for historic margin in California, poll shows
With one week to go before the 2020 campaign ends, California remains on track to hand former Vice President Joe Biden a victory by the largest margin for a Democratic
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2020’S Harvest Of Campaign Finance Reporting Violations
There’s an abundance of campaign financial reporting violations in 2020 and they’re being abetted with seeming disregard by the City’s chief elections officer, City Clerk Hosam Haggag. These violations aren’t
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Battle Of The Billionaires – Election 2020
The money story in Santa Clara’s 2020 election has shaped up as a battle between the $3.8 billion San Francisco 49ers and $50 billion Related Companies. While the 49ers are
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Uber and Lyft ‘likely broke law’ by classifying drivers as contractors, court rules
A California appeals court has ruled there is “overwhelming likelihood” Uber and Lyft violated labor law by misclassifying drivers as contractors rather than employees, aligning with a lower court decision in a
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Los Angeles ballots damaged after suspected arson attack on official drop box
A fire inside an official election drop box in Los Angeles county has damaged voters’ ballots and is under investigation for arson, officials said. The blaze on Sunday night in the city
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Unemployment Fraud Concerns Prompt Action in California
At least 350,000 debit cards filled with money for unemployment benefits in California have been frozen because of suspected fraud, state officials said, revealing how prevalent the problem has become
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California ‘shattering prior election returns’ with 6m ballots already cast
On 22 October, almost two weeks before one of the most consequential presidential election days in recent American history, more than 6 million Californians had already voted. The number was several times
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California Court Joins in Barring Trump Census Order on Maps
California-based federal judges on Thursday joined in blocking President Donald Trump’s executive order excluding people in the U.S. illegally from being counted when congressional districts are redrawn after this year’s
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