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Bill would prohibit ticketing cars at broken parking meters
Legislation introduced by Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Silver Lake) that would prevent cities from ticketing motorists who park at broken meters sailed through the state Assembly on Thursday. Assembly Bill 61 passed on a 71-0 vote and now heads to the state...
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Brown seeks to rewrite toxins law
SACRAMENTO — Responding to complaints from businesses, Gov. Jerry Brown is proposing an overhaul of California's 26-year-old landmark clean water and anti-toxins law that he said is being misused by "unscrupulous lawyers" filing lawsuits. At issue...
Tags: Politics, Lawyers, Judges, Regional Authority, Government
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New low for L.A.: Ticketing cars at broken parking meters
What gets me mad about driving in Los Angeles? Traffic, of course. That’s a given. The many public officials who have done nothing or obstructed efforts to improve it deserve to spend a few years of their lives immobilized at dusk on the eastbound...
Tags: Politics, Public Officials, Government
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Stop dissing the humanities
If any line item in the state or federal budgets cries out for more resources, or even just a little more respect, it's the arts and humanities. Never mind that many writers, artists and scholars have the fresh ideas that our times so desperately need....
Tags: Politics, Public Officials, Entertainment Events, Arts and Culture, Government
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Bill deterring business shakedowns passes state Assembly panel
A bill that would deter small-business shakedowns for Proposition 65 signage violations has been approved by a state Assembly committee. AB 227 would give business owners who violate the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act 14 days to comply...
Tags: Lawyers, New Products, Litigation, Justice System, Laws
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Retired athletes to protest workers' compensation bill
SACRAMENTO — Let the political games begin. A battle between professional athletes and owners of football, baseball, basketball, hockey and soccer teams starts Monday. Dozens of retired athletes plan a news conference on the steps of the state...
Tags: Lawyers, San Francisco 49ers, National Football League Players Association, Jacksonville Jaguars, Henry T. Perea
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Solo drivers could use carpool lanes on off-hours under proposal
A bill by Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Sliver Lake) that would allow solo drivers to use carpool lanes during non-peak hours on the 134 Freeway in Glendale and Burbank has been amended to possibly include other local freeways. Gatto’s bill, AB 405,...
Tags: California Department of Transportation
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Los Angeles to consider crackdown on celebrity 'swatting'
The Los Angeles City Council is expected to consider a motion Tuesday to crack down on “swatting” incidents, in which police are dispatched to celebrities’ homes on false crime reports. Councilman Paul Koretz will ask the council to...
Tags: Racism, Russell Brand, Shootings, Prisons, Paul Koretz
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Lawmaker wants to open Southland car pool lanes for off-peak use
Motorists without passengers would be able to use the car pool lanes on the 134 Freeway in Southern California during non-peak hours under legislation introduced to address the growing gridlock on state freeways. Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Los Angeles)...
Tags: Highway Transportation, California Department of Transportation
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California taking orders for replicas of vintage license plates
PolitiCalCalifornia motorists who like the old-school look for their rides can now place orders with the state Department of Motor Vehicles for replicas of vintage license plates issued in the the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s.... -
California's revival of classic license plates faces barriers
L.A. NOWThe California Department of Motor Vehicles is planning to issue nostalgia-stoking replicas of the yellow, blue and black plates that graced the state’s bumpers from the 1950s to the 1970s.... -
Head of Burbank teachers union clashes with Assemblyman Mike Gatto
PolitiCalAssemblyman Mike Gatto clashes with Burbank teachers union...
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