California AG Issues Largest Monetary Penalty in Most Recent CCPA Enforcement Action

On July 1, the California Attorney General (CA AG) announced a $1.55 million settlement – the largest penalty issued under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) to date – with Healthline, an online health and wellness knowledge platform. The …

Former OneRepublic member Tim Myers is running for California lieutenant governor

Tim Myers knows a thing or two about voices. He was, after all, one of the founding members of the pop-rock band OneRepublic. He’s written hundreds of songs, his biography boasts, and he founded record label Palladium Records, which has signed more than 60 …

L.A. Taco: Documenting raids, arrests and resistance in Southern California

California ranks as one of the worst states for retirement, new analysis finds

Elderly people talk at Ocean Beach in San Francisco. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images OAKLAND, Calif. - With affordability being a main factor, California was ranked near the bottom, named among the worst states for retirement …

California, 17 other states challenge ‘suspicionless’ stops by masked ICE agents in L.A.

The states argue that recent ICE raids have harmed both immigrants and citizens, diminished public safety and turned neighborhoods into “ghost towns.” Federal officials have vigorously defended their actions as part of President Trump’s agenda to conduct …

Two California Residents Plead Guilty in Connection with $16M Hospice Fraud Scheme and Money Laundering Scheme

Two California residents pleaded guilty yesterday in connection with their roles in defrauding Medicare of nearly $16 million through sham hospice companies and to laundering the proceeds of the fraud as part of a multi-year scheme. According to court …

Newsom blasts Trump during South Carolina tour as California governor stokes 2028 speculation

By Dianne Gallagher and David Wright, CNN Bennettsville, SC (CNN) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom embarked Tuesday on a two-day swing through rural South Carolina as the high-profile Democrat seeks to position himself as a leader for a party in rebuilding …

California Bay Area CEO Sentenced for Employment Tax Crimes

A California man was sentenced today to a year and a day in prison for a decade-long scheme to avoid paying over employment taxes to the IRS. The following is according to court documents and statements made in court: John Comeau, of Santa Clara, was the …

KeyBank Provides $47M in Construction Financing for Affordable Housing Project in Oceanside, California

25OCEANSIDE, CALIF. — KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment (CDLI) has provided Mirka Investments a $32 million tax-exempt construction loan and a $15 million taxable construction loan to finance the development of El Camino Real, an …

California Assistant Pastor Sentenced For Stealing Church Funds

A former California assistant pastor has been sentenced to two years in state prison for stealing funds from a church while its founding pastor lay dying, the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office announced Friday. Curtis Frank Lemons, 68, …