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Mazda drivers file lawsuit over ‘engine defect affecting thousands of cars’ – & brand company’s safety vows ‘untrue’
AN AMERICAN driver has filed a class action lawsuit against Mazda claiming that the manufacturer sold vehicles with an engine defect. The plaintiff, Matt Cauller, filed the suit against the vehicle maker in California. The lawsuit states that Mazda Motor of America Inc. has been aware that it’s selling cars to hundreds of thousands of drivers with […]
Jaime Fontes, former Seaside city manager, files a claim against the city.
Former Seaside city manager Jaime Fontes, who City Council terminated for no cause (“loss of confidence”) effective June 6 of this year, is not done with Seaside yet. On July 22, Fontes filed a claim with the city for an amount that exceeds $10,000 regarding his termination. The claim, which the Weekly obtained via the California Public Records Act, puts in writing a broad set of claims against the city regarding personnel investigations that Fontes says he did not authorize, and that, as city manager, he was solely vested with the power to authorize them.
California Journalists Slam ‘Backroom Deal’ After Big Tech Upends Agreement Meant to Bolster Local News
The negotiated agreement calls for Google to pay only $15 million a year compared to the $500 million from Big Tech initially discussed with lawmakers The post California Journalists Slam ‘Backroom Deal’ After Big Tech Upends Agreement Meant to Bolster Local News appeared first on TheWrap.
The Forecast is Heating Up for Multifamily Housing Markets
Following a tempered Winter outlook, Summer 2024 Allen Matkins/UCLA Anderson Forecast California Commercial Real Estate Survey panelists see multifamily housing poised for growth over the next few years, as slowed development influences demand and vacancy rates. Increased home prices and increased rental rates in California, as well as new laws easing some of the regulatory burden for developers, are reflected in the panelists’ optimism. While fewer panelists are planning new multifamily development than this time last year, the number is higher than compared to Winter 2024. Kitty Wallace, Senior Executive Vice President, Colliers International and Tim Hutter, Partner, Allen Matkins, discuss what the next three years for this sector of the California commercial real estate market.
In blue P.G. where conservatives dominate the conversation, progressives find their voice.
One of Pacific Grove’s latest entertainment hot spots, Pop and Hiss, was abuzz on Thursday, Aug. 22, with upwards of 70 people noshing on charcuterie and sipping drinks from the bar. They weren’t there to hear a popular DJ or musician, they were there in part to watch the Democratic National Convention on a large screen. The other part: To formally launch a new political group, Pacific Grove Progressives.
State lawmakers consider offering home loans regardless of citizenship
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A first-in-the-nation bill that narrowly passed both houses of the California Legislature is awaiting Governor Newsom’s signature. This proposal — which has been debated contentiously since February — on home loans for undocumented migrants is attracting mixed reactions nationwide, including right here in Kern. Proponents and opponents are weighing in on […]
Do businesses have to let you use their bathroom? | Call Kurtis
SACRAMENTO — Opera Singer Teddy Siegel said that she got caught having to go to the bathroom in New York City's Times Square, but places turned her away saying their restrooms were not public."I was out shopping with my sister, and I realized a little too late that I really had to go to the bathroom, and I had absolutely no idea what to do or where to go," Siegel said.She created a social media account showing restrooms in New York City where you don't have to buy something to use them.Here in California, we found a law that went...
Shake Shack Shutting Down Half a Dozen Locations in This State Due to ‘Minimum Wage Hike’
Shake Shack is the latest fast food chain to be shutting down locations, with more than a half a dozen of them in one particular state. According to The New York Post, Shake Shack said that it will close nine locations overall due to a part of a regular review of its portfolio of company-operated locations. The company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Aug. 27 over the matter.
California sends law killing legacy admissions for elite universities to Newsom
Democratic California lawmakers voted to stop legacy college admissions, sending their landmark bill to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D-CA) desk for final approval. Assembly Bill 1780 passed largely along party lines in the state’s Senate on Tuesday. The California State Assembly then received the bill for a concurring vote. The bill seeks to keep private colleges […]
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