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Judge OKs Gerawan worker suit against ALRB

A historic lawsuit against California’s Agriculture Labor Relations Board is set to move forward. Brought by workers at Gerawan Farms, the suit alleged that the ALRB has violated the workers’ First Amendment right to freedom of association and their 14th Amendment right to

LAPD’s big data covered up big mistakes

James Poulos August 13, 2014

At the leading edge of the “big data” trend, the Los Angeles Police Department has found itself in hot water. From underreported murders to misclassified assaults, a fresh spate of scandals has started to brew, just as Police Chief Charlie Beck was

Uber mobilizes support against Sacramento regulations

James Poulos August 11, 2014

In a fight, you go with your strengths. Uber is the social media site whose app connects drivers with riders. Taxis drivers and others don’t like it, and are trying to enact legislation to limit it. Uber now has responded by

Cell kill-switch bill moves ahead

James Poulos August 7, 2014

California could soon become the second state in the nation to force so-called “kill switches” into cellphones. The technology causes equipped devices to be disabled remotely, by a figurative flip of the switch. An owner might throw the kill switch

CA bill aims at home guns

James Poulos August 6, 2014

Proposed gun control legislation often appeals to a sense of public fear. Playing on worries about lone nuts and random killings, gun control groups like former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s Everytown organization seek to tighten gun restrictions with

Video: Schiff: The next economic crisis

John Seiler August 6, 2014

Can we spend our way toward prosperity? Will the world move away from pricing oil in dollars? Peter Schiff tells Cal WatchDog.com’s James Poulos about the coming consequences of our economic policies and why you can’t rely on the dollar. Who

McCarthy slams brakes on federal funding for high-speed rail

James Poulos August 6, 2014

High-speed rail has a new obstacle: new House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Bakersfield. McCarthy, who has long opposed the plan, has announced that he’ll block any new initiatives to direct federal funds toward the project. According to the Wall Street

Video: Peter Schiff on economic collapse

John Seiler August 5, 2014

Can American economic policies continue failing? Will California’s real estate always go up? Interviewed by CalWatchDog.com’s James Poulos, Peter Schiff says we have to admit we have a problem … and we all need a lot of economic rehab.

CA hits roadblocks in Obamacare implementation

James Poulos August 4, 2014

It’s a bumpy road for the implementation of Obamacare through the Covered California exchange. Thanks to the cumbersome and convoluted nature of the process, state regulators are grappling with bad provider lists, limited plan acceptance and a host of complaints