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Firefighter who sued city of Beverly Hills over forced COVID vaccinations tells his story
The firefighter who sued Beverly Hills over its forced COVID-19 vaccine mandate has turned to construction side work to survive while waiting for the fire department to follow through on its intent to terminate him.
NFIB reacts to Gov. Newsom's proposed state budget
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to allocate a total package of $10 billion into affordable and clean cars, trucks and buses leaves at least one category of voters less than enthusiastic
GOP lawmaker announces candidacy for Congress after removal from Education Committee
Assemblyman Kevin Kiley (R-Rocklin) is vowing to create change on a larger scale if he is elected to Congress
Ramona Unified approves resolution declining to mandate student COVID-19 vaccinations
Ramona Unified School District in Eastern San Diego County passed a resolution stating that it will not require COVID-19 vaccines until the state of California issues a mandate
Class action accuses Apple of being paid billions not to compete against Google in search business
Google and Apple and the Chief Executive Officers of both companies have been sued by one of their advertisers who is alleging that Apple agreed not to compete against Google in the internet search business in exchange for billions of dollars
Teachers, politicians join parents at Balboa Park rally advocating for vaccine-related exemptions
When Nicole Rieck learned that the school district where she works in North County plans to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations by July 2022, the first-grade teacher joined a local advocacy group called Let Them Choose.
LA Unified School District sued for allegedly withholding federal funding from Catholic schools
The Los Angeles Archdiocese is suing the Los Angeles Unified School District alleging that it prevented federally funded services from reaching eligible, lower-income students who attend Catholic school
San Diego school board approves resolution preventing COVID-19 vaccine mandates
When Lakeside Union School District Board President Andrew Hayes heard that the San Diego Union School District (SDUSD) was requiring students to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or be relegated to independent study, he knew immediately that it was improper
UC professor fired for refusing COVID vaccine vows to appeal federal lawsuit dismissal
A physician who was fired from his job as a professor of psychiatry at the University of California-Irvine School of Medicine for refusing COVID-19 inoculation is vowing to appeal a federal court’s dismissal of his lawsuit.
GOP Assemblyman vows to fight back after being removed from Education Committee
Kevin Kiley (R-Rocklin) is inconvenienced but he isn’t surprised.
San Diego judge grants parents' group reconsideration in litigation against student masking
A San Diego Superior Court judge has granted a parents group’s motion for reconsideration after having dismissed their lawsuit challenging Gov. Gavin Newsom’s mask mandate in public schools.
LA asks federal judge to dismiss lawsuit requiring immediate housing of the homeless
A court order issued in April that would have required the city of Los Angeles and county to shelter and treat unhoused people living on skid row within six months was struck down by a federal appellate court
LA Museum of Contemporary Art exhibit mires South Carolina monument in litigation
The 125-year-old historical statue is now the subject of a lawsuit involving an upcoming Los Angeles art exhibit
San Diego Unified votes to appeal parents' victory over forced COVID student vaccinations
The San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) unanimously voted to appeal a San Diego Superior Court judge’s ruling that it is the state legislature, not school districts, that have authority to mandate coronavirus vaccinations among students 16 years and older without exemptions.
Judge denies unvaccinated firefighters an injunction that would have required due process pay from the city
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge failed to rule on whether firefighters opposing the city’s vaccine mandate should be paid while proceeding through their due process hearings, according to an attorney who attended last week's hearing.
San Diego judge grants parents' group reconsideration in litigation against student masking
A San Diego Superior Court judge has granted a parents group’s motion for reconsideration after having dismissed their lawsuit challenging Gov. Gavin Newsom’s mask mandate in public schools.
Former judge questions whether judicial evaluation commission thoroughly vetted lawmaker-turned-judge
A sitting Assemblyman has been appointed to the judicial bench by Gov. Gavin Newsom
State judge sets Feb. 4 hearing for LAUSD student vaccine litigation, independent study
A preliminary injunction hearing is set for Feb. 4 in a lawsuit filed by the family of a 12-year student against the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) over its vaccine mandate.
Knight Law Group sues former associate Altman alleging it's owed $3 million in rent and advances
California's most prolific "lemon law" lawyers, who've teamed up against auto manufacturers with thousands of lawsuits over the past decade, have turned against one another.
State judge denies police union request to enjoin COVID testing by commissioner's company
A Los Angeles Superior Court Judge denied a preliminary injunction requested by a police union that sought to ban the city from requiring officers to be tested for COVID-19 using a company that is co-owned by an appointed commissioner of Los Angeles Fire and Police Pensions (LAFPP).