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With the amount of bills, contracts, and economic shifts occurring this year in California, it seems that the default of corporate interests are becoming more apparent than ever. Constituents are coming together as the majority rather than grand division yet it is not reflected within legislative...

Smuggling cell phones in facilities done by a former correctional officer in exchange for accepting bribes, is now part of a criminal investigation. In a statement from the U.S. Dept. of Justice on Thursday, Stephen Joseph Crittenden, 43, of Suisun City, has been indicted on two counts of briber...

Employment and state laws intersecting has become a normalizing approach on how to improve workplace conditions. From giving paid sick leaves to restrictions on what can be asked during the hiring process, federal intervention has also become a key player on making these changes nationwide.   Ac...

Youth members from vulnerable communities will soon be receiving skateboards curated and built by system impacted individuals, including those in prisons. The main partner here, Fresno Skateboard Salvage, is a nonprofit organization that Skateboarder Rodney Rodriguez started. His organization an...

Almost three decades in a California prison for sexual assault, kidnapping, and robbery with no end in sight for Gerardo Cabanillas. This wasn't a plan he was expecting in his life, and a new DNA test had proven that thought. He is completely innocent and now released. His exoneration was last w...

The fight from community officials and advocates for immigrants is not over, after a vetoed bill decided by Governor Gavin Newsom. This bill if tuned into law, would have given immigrants protections from federal authorities that can potentially further detain them or enforce deportations after r...

Gun owners will no longer be banned from having magazines that are detachable can hold more than the legally allowed amount, 10 rounds. This was ruled last Friday. U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez was who made the decision, but it won't be passing without a fight. California Attorney General Ro...

Focusing on the U.S. Constitution when it comes to the eligibility of Trump's position to even run for re-election of the country's presidency next year, it's a divisional outlook in whether he has violated any amendments. The 14th Amendment was ratified in 1868, following the Civil War, and its...

Even after an appeal after a decision made by the U.S. Supreme Court, an enforcement of an Alabama voting rights act has been blocked. Earlier this summer, it was ruled that the congressional map of the state of Alabama, a predominantly conservative region with seven congressional districts; the...

A long five days going back to the negotiation table, but a journey led by screenwriters in the Writers Guild of America (WGA) with reaching a tentative agreement with the studios and streamers, the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), to end a strike that began on May 1st...

Thousands of sexual assaults involving Uber rides happen each year in the U.S., the ride-hail company said in a long-awaited report on violence and safety: An average of eight per day. Drivers have reported sexual violence to Uber at the same rates as riders. The company also said that nine peopl...

Rideshare drivers are individuals that do not endure their job with a breeze like people think. It's not to say all drivers are compliant or even easy to converse with for that designated trip, but it is not lawful or not even a reason to assault them. Civil and criminal charges can be held again...

Who's Responsible When Self-Driving Cars Breaks the Law? In urban cities, self-driving cars feel more mundane each day. You can be picked up by an Uber that has a greeting through the front screen, or food delivery service that doesn't obligate you to make a contact with a human being at all dur...

Majority of Americans agree that equal justice under the law is a vital principle as an American absolute. However, money is a driving factor in what justice “you will earn” in today's court. On Sept. 18, 2023, Illinois took a historic step in the right direction as the Pretrial Fairness Act went...

Back in July, the California Attorney General's Criminal Justice Statistical Reports that lead to a response from Prosecutors Alliance of California about why the urgency of reform is always a threat to those that do not benefit from it. PAC said it supports “victims of the criminal system” by d...

Highly anticipated bills to pass at the California legislature this year that focused on criminal justice issues had failed to pass in a Democratic state. According to the Sacramento Bee, “Senate Bill 50, authored by Sen. Steven Bradford, D-Gardena, would have limited when police officers can co...

SAG-AFTRA are not only going against talk shows and activities in entertainment production; video game companies are being considered too. With the labor action beginning with the WGA since May 1st of this year, actors from both film and television joined them in the picket lines in mid-July. W...

On Friday, one of the biggest unions in the country has went on strike – with approximately 150,000 workers against top brand automakers including Stellantis, General Motors, and Ford. An agreement was not reach before the deadline set by the United Auto Workers with car manufacturers last Thurs...

Regular visits with incarcerated loved ones is more important than meets the eye. According to research, these physical interactions demonstrate adjustments both emotionally and socially. Decreased recidivism and improvements within family reunification after release are connected to visits from ...

This week, there is a high expectancy that Kaiser Permanente healthcare workers in Fresno will vote to authorize a strike, according to union representatives in the area. Facility workers including respiratory therapists, lab technicians, housekeepers, cooking staff, and employees of other divis...

A deal between the state and health professionals in California's state prisons and hospitals has been made that includes double-digit raises and five-figure bonuses. This agreement was made with two groups: Union of American Physicians accounting over 1,700 medical professionals that work for t...

AB 581 – Providing Access to Healing (PATH) Act – Streamlines the clearance process for rehabilitative program providers so community based organizations may more effectively provide life-affirming programs to incarcerated Californians. From Track Bill – AB 581 was amended by Senator Wendy Carr...

Earlier this week, state legislators made consideration into allowance for incarcerated immigrants to have access to the pathway for citizenship once reentering in society, not handled by ICE thereafter which has been the main occurrence. Approval from the California Senate with a vote of 29-9 f...

A new contract for correctional officers has been negotiated through the union and approved by Governor Gavin Newsom: $1 billion granted with an approximate of $10,000 per officer as bonuses as a result of prisons closing throughout the state. The tentative deal for the California Correctional P...

A bill that would decriminalize and legalize psychedelics including ‘magic mushrooms' is on its potential way to become an actual law, with support groups in hopes of Governor Newsom signing it. Last week, the bill was approved by the California Senate that would permit people that are 21 years ...