Software Company Accused of Knowingly Supporting Child Sex Trafficking Operation Loses Federal Appeal

A federal appeals court has sided with an alleged sex abuse victim and her mother by reviving a lawsuit accusing a California-based company of aiding one of its clients in a sex trafficking scheme. The Seventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decided Thursday that the cloud-based software company Salesforce should have known that one of its clients, … Continued

City Employees Strike

Thousands of Los Angeles city employees, including sanitation workers, lifeguards and traffic officers, walked off the job Tuesday for a 24-hour strike alleging unfair labor practices. Picket lines went up before dawn at Los Angeles International Airport and other locations and a rally was planned for later in the day at City Hall. SEIU Local … Continued

County Cannot Enforce Voter-Approved Ban on New Oil and Gas Wells

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Monterey County cannot enforce a voter-approved ban on new oil and gas wells, a decision that comes amid an ongoing battle over how the state should address the health and climate impacts of fossil fuel extraction. The ruling comes a day after environmental advocates announced … Continued

Secret Biolab Linked to China

CALIFORNIA—A secret Chinese-owned biolab with thousands of vials of bacterial and viral agents, including chlamydia, E. Coli, streptococcus pneumonia, HIV, hepatitis, herpes, rubella, and malaria uncovered in California has raised serious concerns about biosecurity. Investigations involving the city, county, state, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and FBI have alarmed residents in this … Continued

Small Business Suffers $1,800 Per Day Shoplifting Loss

A California hardware store lost $700,000 from shoplifting in 2022 as thefts continue to burden the area, according to The Mercury News. Dale Hardware, located in Fremont, California, is losing $1,800 a day to shoplifting due to both individual and organized theft, according to The Mercury News. The increase in thefts follows relaxed attitudes from local prosecutors … Continued

Gov. Threatens School Board That Rejected New Social Studies Textbook

In response to the Temecula Unified School Board’s decision not to adopt a controversial social studies textbook in May, California Gov. Gavin Newsom challenged the board’s decision and threatened it with legislative consequences if it does not reverse course. The school board, which banned “critical race theory” in December of 2022, detailed how it did … Continued

Bill to Send Child Traffickers to Prison for Life Blocked by Assembly Committee

The California Assembly committee on public safety blocked a bill that would increase the charges for human trafficking. The Golden State lower house committee considered Senate Bill 14, which would make the human trafficking of children a “serious felony.” Serious felony charges under California law currently include murder, rape, and any other crime which may incur the death … Continued

Mystery Surrounds Purchase of Nearly $1 Billion of Land Near Travis AFB

Air Force officials are investigating a series of land acquisitions amounting to nearly $1 billion near a major air base in California, The Wall Street Journal reported. The Journal found that over the past five years, investment group Flannery Associates has become the largest landowner in Solano County after purchasing nearly $1 billion worth of land. An attorney … Continued

Kids Sent to ‘Restorative Justice’ Training for ‘Misgendering’ Teacher

A California school suspended two kids for five days after they “misgendered” a transgender teacher and forced them to attend a “restorative justice” training as punishment, according to an email obtained by GUSD Parents’ Voices, an organization advocating for students within the school system. Jennifer Earl, former principal of Herbert Hoover High School, a school … Continued

Over 7,000 Make Public Declaration for Christ

Over 7,000 attendees made public declarations for Christ over the weekend at the 34th annual SoCal Harvest Crusade evangelistic outreach in Southern California, hosted by megachurch pastor Greg Laurie of the multi-campus Harvest Christian Fellowship. The Honda Center in Anaheim was packed to the brim for worship on Saturday and Sunday, with over 32,000 attendees in-person for the … Continued

More than 75,000 Homeless in LA

More than 75,000 people are homeless in Los Angeles County, California, marking an almost 10% increase in the unhoused population from 2022. In a new annual point-in-time count released Thursday by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, it reported that 75,518 people in the county were either living in vehicles, tents, makeshift shelters, or provisional housing. Last year, there were 69,144 … Continued

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