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Michael Jackson’s Estate Clinches Win Over Katherine Jackson in $600 Million Catalog War
A California appellate court handed a victory to Michael Jackson’s estate executors Wednesday, issuing a final written opinion confirming the singer’s mom Katherine Jackson had no basis to challenge a lower court’s blessing of a $600 million catalog deal with Sony.Disney, CAA Fail to Dismiss Harvey Weinstein Sexual Assault Suit From Julia Ormond The new opinion, which essentially adopted a tentative ruling first reported by Rolling Stone last month, described the secret 2022 Sony deal as a “joint venture” that estate executors John Branca and John McClain had the right to broker while Jackson’s estate remains in probate, a court-supervised...
Advocates Rally, Strongly Criticize California Governor’s Decision to Kill ‘Mandela’ Measure to End Unjust Use of Solitary Confinement in Prisons
SACRAMENTO, CA —The California Mandela Campaign, at a rally here at the State Capitol this week, was told by Assemblymember Chris Holden (D-Pasadena) AB 280, the California Mandela Act that addresses the unjust use of solitary confinement, was dead for this legislative year. According to the bill’s advocates, AB...
Goats, sheep reducing California's fire risk by clearing out dry vegetation
Los Angeles County firefighters are getting much needed help in lowering wildfire risk by using goats and sheep to chew away away at dry vegetation.The Los Angeles County Fire Department held a demonstration Tuesday in the Topanga area to show how the animals help clear brush in fire-prone areas. The animals helped clear about 32 acres of brush.It's all a part of the Fire Fuel Reduction Initiative, which is funded by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. The goats and sheep are expert eaters that can clean up a field fast, including the sweeping fields of a Topanga...
A free ride, a burger and a cellphone: Helping newly freed people transition out of prison
LOS ANGELES — Nearly 1 million people are released from California prisons and jails every year. While many have a place to go, they don’t always have a ride there. The Anti-Recidivism Coalition’s Ride Home Program, created in collaboration with Stanford University, helps formerly incarcerated people transition back to society with a ride to their approved transitional housing, along with a meal of their choice, a new outfit, a cellphone and toiletries.
Woodcreek looks good in competitive scrimmage
Woodcreek opens the football season with a brand new opponent on the schedule. Visiting Woodcreek on Friday night with be the Sacramento High Dragons, a team that if the Timberwolves have played them before, it was before 2004. There is a good reason they are on the schedule this season,...
California Supreme Court reinstates LA sanctions after discovery misconduct in water-billing scandal
LOS ANGELES (CN) — Overturning an appeals court in a unanimous opinion Thursday, the California Supreme Court ruled that a trial court did in fact have authority to impose a $2.5 million sanction against the City of Los Angeles for a pattern of discovery abuse and misconduct in litigation against a contractor.
Exclusive Clip of ‘The Cowboy and the Queen’ Doc Explores Queen Elizabeth II and Her Unexpected Bond With a California Horse Trainer
In “The Cowboy and the Queen,” filmmaker Andrea Nevins chronicles the work of Monty Roberts, a California-based horse trainer whose nonviolent training techniques caught the eye of the late monarch, Queen Elizabeth II. The documentary examines how the Queen endorsed Roberts’ controversial compassionate horse training methods in 1989, which helped him transform horse training standards worldwide.Documentary 'Join or Die' to Kick Off In Real Life Movie Club, Created For Americans Seeking Connections Across the Political Divide The 84-minute film made its world premiere at DOC NYC last year. Greenwich Entertainment will release the doc in select theaters on Sept. 6. Nevins initially...
Roseville Crusaders Crush California Human Trafficking Ring, One Suspect Netted with Ghost Firearm
Source: Facebook/City of Roseville, California Police Department. In a recent reveal from the Roseville Police Department's Crime Suppression Unit, efforts that spanned several months culminated in the exposure of a harrowing human trafficking operation. According to an official Facebook page post by the City of Roseville, California Police Department, their investigation beginning in late June put a spotlight on the exploitative ordeal of a 19-year-old victim from Roseville. She was forced into sex work across various states, undergoing physical and emotional abuse in the process.
Ronald Anton identified as man killed in fiery chain collision along I-80 in Sacramento
SACRAMENTO, California — The man who died in a chain-reaction crash along Interstate 80 earlier this week was identified as Ronald Anton, 34 of Citrus Heights. The Sacramento County Coroner's Office confirmed the man's identity with ABC10 on Thursday. Anton was killed along I-80, just west of I-5, on...
After DNC Speech, Sen. Laphonza Butler Claps Back At Megyn Kelly’s Remarks About HBCU Pride
At a brunch yesterday for the California Senator following her speech on the first night of the DNC, Laphonza Butler directly addressed some particularly moronic caucasity from Megyn Kelly. The post After DNC Speech, Sen. Laphonza Butler Claps Back At Megyn Kelly’s Remarks About HBCU Pride appeared first on NewsOne.
Trojans focuses is on finishing games
After being in the running to win the Sac-Joaquin Section Division I championship in the fourth quarter for the last two years only to lose, there’s only one more hurdle for the Trojans to climb. To every player on the team, Oak Ridge just needs to finish the game....
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