Despite a series of legal challenges from Big Labor groups, a recent California appeals court issued a ruling upholding Proposition 22’s constitutionality. This is a win for the gig economy and for freelancers nationwide who comprise a growing share of the U.S. workforce. Prop. 22 is a 2020 ballot measure designed as a direct rebuke…
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I’ve been a Placentia-based immigration attorney for the past decade, but I’ve never forgotten the story of a young Salvadoran man I met several years ago. When Enrique (a pseudonym to protect his privacy), a married father with two school-age children, witnessed a police murder in his village, his world turned upside down. Soon after…
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Travelers Cos. released its annual survey on the leading causes of distracted driving in the face of an alarming reality: more than 46,000 people die in preventable traffic crashes in the United States in 2022. That’s up 9% from 2020, according to the National Safety Council, when the pandemic tightened its grip. Chris Hayes, assistant…
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Lan Nguyen, a trustee at Garden Grove Unified School District, is running for mayor. Nguyen, an attorney, wants to bring “renewed energy and optimism to City Hall,” he said. “I have spent over 30 years fighting for the vulnerable people and advocating for my community,” said Nguyen. “Garden Grove will need a strong voice that…
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A happy, upbeat friend does not watch television news, whether national or local, does not read a newspaper and avoids discussing politics, religion or even sports. Self-employed, he found out about something called the coronavirus while driving to work the day the California lockdown mandate began. That morning he encountered no traffic on the normally…
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While many Republican and conservative Californians are big fans of Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, no one should forget that Bianco is fundamentally a tool of the county’s most powerful public employee union, the Riverside Sheriffs’ Association. The union put him up to run in 2018, spent lavishly to get him elected and now essentially…
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By David Goldman | CNN The Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday charged Lindsay Lohan, Jake Paul and several other celebrities with failing to disclose that they were paid to promote crypto. The celebrities agreed to pay $400,000, including fines, and return what they were paid for the promotion. Lohan was paid $10,000 to promote…
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Mission San Juan Capistrano joined the community in welcoming the return of the swallows with its annual celebration this weekend. Along with marking the time of year when migrating swallows return to the area from their winters in South America, the mission’s celebrations on Sunday included its recognition of the Catholic Church’s St. Joseph’s Day.…
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For several Pac-12 teams, spring practice began weeks ago. Some are just underway. Others won’t start for a few more weeks. But in every case, the spring games (i.e., gloried scrimmages) are scheduled for the second half of April. The Hotline has questions about them all. (Note: All spring games on Pac-12 Networks except Colorado,…
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The Federal Aviation Administration is cracking down on safety protocols, citing “six serious runway incursions” that occurred since January. These incidents were discussed at a safety summit on March 15, a meeting that followed a “call to action” issued by the acting FAA administrator, “to ensure focus and attention on risks to the aviation system.”…
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