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$14 Million Settlement: Microsoft Corporation Agrees to Reform Leave Policies After Allegations of Retaliation Against Employees
Microsoft Corporation has agreed to a $14 million settlement with the California Civil Rights Department over allegations of penalizing employees who took medical or family-care leave, resolving claims of unfair treatment dating back to 2017. Microsoft Corporation to Pay $14 Million Settlement in California Civil Rights Case Over Alleged Employee Leave Discrimination According to the […]
California Homicide Suspect Arrested at Nebraska Walmart After Week-Long Manhunt
A California homicide suspect was apprehended in Nebraska at a Walmart. The fugitive is also linked to the tragic shooting of a mother and daughter in Worcester. The arrest highlights the diligent efforts of law enforcement and specialized task forces. Breaking news out of Nebraska as local police apprehend a...
Hoping to reduce Colorado River dependency, Southern California bets big on wastewater recycling
LOS ANGELES (CN) — Can wastewater be made potable again on a mass scale? Water-district managers in California think so. At a wastewater treatment plant in Carson in the Los Angeles area, scientists and engineers have been fine-tuning their purification process since 2019. The facility — known as the...
‘Give back to farmworkers’: Non-profit brings aid to farm workers in Dinuba
DINUBA, Calif. (KGPE) – While most people get time off to enjoy the holiday weekend, farmworkers across California are still working hard during an extensive heat wave. “It’s incredibly hot out here in the Central Valley, and we just wanted to let farmworkers know that we’re thinking of them during this heat and that, there’s […]
Former California senator slams lawmakers ‘pushing out’ Biden: ‘Please spare me your five minutes of fame’
Former California Sen. Barbara Boxer (D) on Thursday bashed lawmakers who have called for President Biden to drop out of the race after last week’s presidential debate against former President Trump. “I disagree with these members who are coming on TV for their five minutes of fame and pushing out a man who has been…
California AG Rob Bonta returning $155K of Duong contributions
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The California Attorney General is returning $155,000 of campaign contributions given to him by members of Oakland's Duong family, who were raided by the FBI in June. In an email to KTVU on Wednesday, Nathan Click, a spokesman for Rob Bonta's campaign, wrote that the attorney general...
California mulls millions in reparations costs after Newsom declares budget emergency
(The Center Square) - California is considering spending $12 million on pending reparations-related legislation after the governor declared a budget emergency, an act that allows the use of state rainy day funds to plug the deficit. At the low end, reparations bills with finite costs add up to approximately $4.3 million per year. However, with some potential programs such as spending savings from prison capacity reductions on gun violence reduction programs or making food a public health benefit for millions of Californians having unknown cost...
‘Really triggering’: SF bartenders have mixed feelings about new drug testing law
As revelers bar hop over the holiday and weekend, they might notice something new at their local watering holes: signs warning them about getting “roofied” and offering test strips to check for spiked drinks. Roughly 2,400 bars and nightclubs across California must now, by law, offer and advertise...
Calif. program connects inmates with post-release employment
VACAVILLE, Calif. — With just 70 days left of his prison sentence, Fausto Basso is anything but scared to take on a new career post-release after participating in the new Entry to Education program at California State Prison, Solano. “This program is a blessing to have,” said Basso. “It...
1 dead, 3 injured in crash in Los Banos, CHP says
LOS BANOS, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A man is dead and three people are injured after a two-vehicle crash in Los Banos, according to the California Highway Patrol. CHP says on July 4, the Merced Communication Center received a call of a crash on Canal School Road on Highway 33 with medical personnel responding. Officers from […]
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