Tag: California
Newsom asks court to back clemency for 382 of 548 on...
Newsom asked the state Supreme Court to recommend clemency by year's end for 382 of the 548 condemned people, who each have more than one felony conviction.
Judge says DOJ threats to California election staff should stop
The department asked the court to halt the count of about 20,000 mail ballots; California called its legal theory a stretch.
Judge rejects DOJ bid to set aside 20,000 California mail ballots
Justice Department appeals within hours; it has also asked Washington to set aside ballots from 400-plus voters and sued Alaska over its Senate race.
State Workers Strike Across California
About 100,000 SEIU Local 1000 members walked out for a day over pay, health costs and remote work, the union's first strike.
Appeals court lets California keep counting ballots tied to 20,000 voters...
The 2-1 ruling came a week before the midterms, as the department's suits for state voter rolls have lost in more than two dozen cases.
A Wealth Tax on Billionaires? California Voters to Decide Prop 40
Sanders calls the one-time 5% levy the most important ballot measure in the country as California votes on November 3
Residents sue Avenal landfill operators over toxic gases and alleged underground...
State records cited by a community group show carbon monoxide readings of up to 3,420 parts per million in landfill wells, more than double the level regulators say suggests a subsurface fire.
California’s largest state worker union opens strike vote against Newsom administration
More than 100,000 workers will decide by October 7 after the state rejected most of the union's contract proposals.
Why Newsom Might Commute 564 Death Sentences in CA
More than 560 people still face death sentences in California, despite a longstanding moratorium on executions.
Federal judge blocks EPA attempt to strip California’s clean air waivers
The agency tried to hand the repeal to Congress instead of going through its own rulemaking process.














