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Marijuana Legalization in California Has Gone Miserably, So Officials Are Expanding Drug Enforcement

The Golden State promises a progressive, environmentally conscious, labor-friendly war on weed.

Reason

Union calls leak of racist recordings illegal, but LAPD has not been asked to find culprit

LOS ANGELES — Even though Los Angeles labor officials have called the leak of racist recordings involving three L.A. City councilmembers a serious crime, the Los Angeles Police Department is not investigating who recorded and posted the clips because no one has filed a police report.

Los Angeles Times

New details show sprawling web of corruption in Southern California cannabis licensing

LOS ANGELES — As a California lawmaker called for a statewide task force to crack down on corruption in the legal cannabis market, new details are emerging in a bribery scandal that has ensnared local government officials from the Inland Empire to the San Gabriel Valley and southeast Los Angeles…

Los Angeles Times

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Cannabis Enforcement Task Force Destroys $15M In Illegal Marijuana As CA Gov. & AG Crack Down On Criminal Operations

California governor Gavin Newsom’s recently established Unified Enforcement Task Force (UCETF) in an effort to crack down on illegal marijuana operations, which have been an ongoing problem in the state for a while now.

Benzinga

Nury Martinez resigns from LA city council after racist remarks leaked

The former city council president faced intense pressure to step down, including from Joe Biden

The Guardian - US

California attorney general will investigate LA redistricting in wake of leaked audio

LOS ANGELES — California Attorney General Rob Bonta said Wednesday that his office would investigate the Los Angeles redistricting process that took place last fall.

Los Angeles Times

Nearly 1 Million Illegal Cannabis Plants Seized In California, State AG Bonta Responds With New EPIC Plan

California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a new approach Thursday to eliminating illegal cannabis farms after this year’s eradication program seized almost one million marijuana plants.

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California broadens nation's largest pot eradication effort

California’s four-year-old legal marijuana market is in disarray

The Independent UK

New limits recommended for building homes in high-risk wildfire areas in California

One of California’s top elected officials on Monday announced steps to limit how housing and other developments can be built in areas that are at highest risk of wildfire, a move that follows a series of deadly, destructive blazes in recent years, but also comes amid the state’s persistent housing…

Tribune News Service

California A.G. Says Anaheim NIMBYs Can't Block Women's Group Home

State officials have been warning Anaheim for decades that their regulations on transitional housing were illegal. The city's rejection of nonprofit Grandma's House of Hope's group home was the last straw.

Reason

Oakland hits triple-digit homicides for third straight year, leaving officials grasping for answers

OAKLAND, Calif. — Minutes after the city’s police chief wrapped up a press conference Monday decrying a grievous run of violence across the city, yet another person lay dead in West Oakland in what appeared to be the 100th killing so far this year.

Tribune News Service

15-year-old girl killed in law enforcement shootout was likely unarmed, California attorney general says

LOS ANGELES — Savannah Graziano, the 15-year-old girl killed in a shootout between her father and law enforcement Tuesday in Hesperia, was likely unarmed as she ran toward deputies, according to a preliminary investigation that has been turned over to the California attorney general’s office.

Los Angeles Times

California's new abortion-info law ups the stakes in online war between states

The law prevents California companies from cooperating with other states' warrants for abortion-related personal info.

Axios

California attorney general warns city of Temecula not to pass abortion ban

LOS ANGELES — California Attorney General Rob Bonta warned there will be "legal action" against the Temecula City Council if it passes an abortion ban in the city in an attempt to override state law.

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Federal court says California ban on private ICE detention facilities is unconstitutional

LOS ANGELES — A California law banning private prisons and immigrant detention facilities in the state violates the U.S. Constitution when applied to facilities operated on behalf of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a federal appellate court ruled Monday.

Los Angeles Times

California's top cop sends message to sheriffs statewide: Nobody is above the law

At this point in the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department decent into ignominy, it's clear to even the casual observer that Sheriff Alex Villanueva isn't just willing to play in the mud, he seems to enjoy it like a hog in a heatwave.

Los Angeles Times

Sheriff’s investigator did not seek friendly judge to approve Supervisor Kuehl searches, court finds

LOS ANGELES — A judge found Thursday that a Los Angeles County sheriff’s investigator followed proper protocols when he obtained a warrant to search the home and office of county Supervisor Sheila Kuehl and others, clearing him of allegations that he’d sought out a friendly judge to sign off on…

Asharq Al-Awsat

California Sues Amazon for Allegedly Thwarting Lower Prices

California filed a lawsuit Wednesday accusing Amazon of using its market influence to prevent merchants from offering buyers better deals elsewhere online, in violation of state antitrust law. Amazon pressures merchants not to list items at lower prices on other websites, which hurts sellers and consumers, California Attorney General Rob…

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California launches suit against Amazon alleging anticompetitive contracts with retailers

California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a lawsuit against Amazon on Wednesday, accusing the Seattle-based e-commerce giant of anticompetitive behavior in its dealings with third-party merchants.

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California sues Amazon, alleging its policies cause higher prices everywhere

California's antitrust lawsuit alleges the company penalizes sellers and suppliers that offer cheaper prices at rival online stores.

The Independent UK

California sues Amazon, alleging antitrust law violations

California is suing Amazon, accusing the company of violating the state’s antitrust laws by stifling competition and engaging in practices that push sellers to maintain higher prices on products on other sites

The Independent UK

Abortion leaders gather in California to talk strategy

Planned Parenthood leaders from across the country are meeting in California to discuss how to defend abortion rights

The Independent UK

California fails to replace concealed weapon ruling

California lawmakers have failed to replace limits on carrying concealed weapons that were struck down by a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling

Los Angeles Times

Anita Chabria: California is giving tech companies a new weapon to protect women's digital privacy

Digital privacy is a huge concern in the post-Roe world, one where women's bodies, or at least their uteruses, are increasingly considered community property in less enlightened states than California.

Los Angeles Times

Anita Chabria: Violent crime is spiking in Trump's California. These counties blame everyone but themselves

Homicides are up across California and the blame experts are aiming their outrage at the usual suspects.

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