Supreme Court rejects challenge to consumer protection office
WASHINGTON- The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the U.S. consumer protection agency that was created under President Obama and congressional…
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Mayor Bass Orders Police 'Surge' on Metro Routes Amid Increase in Violence
Mayor Karen Bass ordered an “increased” law enforcement within the region's hundreds of buses and miles of subway system, saying…
Biden administration tightens asylum rules. How will it work?
WASHINGTON- The Biden administration on Thursday proposed a rule aimed at speeding up the deportation process for migrants who are…
There is a clear way to regulate Facebook, TikTok and other social networks
Powerful technology may never have presented such a large set of regulatory challenges for the US government. Ahead of the…
Former Probation Chief's Lawsuit Alleges Los Angeles County Fired Him for Being a Whistleblower
Former Los Angeles County Probation Department Chief Adolfo Gonzales, who was fired last March amid widespread dysfunction at the agency's…
Marijuana Shops Owed Millions in Taxes, So California Auctioned Off Their Bongs
The state of California says 10 Los Angeles marijuana dispensaries owe $14.4 million in taxes. A public auction was held…
Latest unfounded conspiracy theory: Cloud seeding to blame for California storms and floods
When a water agency for most of California's Inland Empire and parts of Orange County began a pilot program to…
Fontana woman falls 25 feet into obsolete septic tank
Firefighters rescued a woman who fell about 25 feet into an out-of-use septic tank in Fontana Thursday morning, authorities announced,…
ICE kept a California immigrant in isolation for two years
WASHINGTON- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement used solitary confinement in its detention centers more than 14,000 times between 2018 and…
Robotaxis tangle with San Francisco fire trucks. The boss is fed up
Robotaxis continue to tangle with firefighters on the streets of San Francisco and the fire chief is fed up. “They're…