Gov. Newsom signs bills offering AI protections for actors

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday signed two bills that strengthen protections for actors' digital publicity rights, addressing concerns raised during last year's Hollywood walkouts led by actors union SAG-AFTRA. One of the bills, AB 1836, would prohibit and impose penalties on the creation and distribution of digital replicas of deceased people without the permission of […]

‘Not On Your Side’: Religious Group Slams Insurance Giant For ‘Woke Politics,’ Underwriting Gender Ideologues

Religious advocacy group the Center for Christian Virtue (CCV) launched a campaign on Tuesday criticizing certain diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts and LGBT support at major US insurance company Nationwide. The campaign, titled “Nationwide: Not On Your Side,” targets some of Nationwide's DEI efforts: support Child Transgender Program and participate At the Pride March, […]

FACT CHECK: No, Both Trump Assailants Did Not Appear In BlackRock Ads

Trending Posts Share with X(formerly Twitter) claims that both Thomas Matthew Crooks and Ryan Wesley Routh, the suspects accused in the shooting of former President Donald Trump, appeared in BlackRock ads. Both of Trump's attackers appeared in BlackRock ads. Is this a coincidence? pic.twitter.com/WlhHX8e79C — I Exist Because I'm a Meme 🇺🇸 (@ImMeme0) September 16, […]

AIDS Healthcare Foundation settles class action tenant case over squalid living conditions

The nonprofit AIDS Healthcare Foundation will pay $575,000 to current and former residents of a Skid Row residential hotel to settle a long-running class-action lawsuit over conditions at the facility. Residents of the Madison Hotel claim the foundation has failed to address widespread problems in the building, including mold, pests, plumbing and electrical issues. Incident […]

Maricopa County clears $25 million Motorola contract for sheriff | Arizona

(The Center Square) – Motorola Solutions has signed a $25 million contract with Maricopa County following a vote by the county Board of Supervisors last week. The contract is intended to bolster the Sheriff's Office's technology efforts as law enforcement agencies across the country continue to modernize. “We are extremely grateful for the Commission's generous […]

Newsom decries SoCal city that’s banning homeless shelters

Gov. Gavin Newsom has threatened legal action if the city of Norwalk does not lift its ban on homeless shelters and other housing. “It is incomprehensible that the City of Norwalk would pass an ordinance banning the construction of homeless shelters at a time when the state is addressing a homelessness crisis,” Newsom said in […]

Former Santa Cruz County treasurer sued after allegedly embezzling $39 million

NOGALES, Ariz. (KGUN) — Santa Cruz County has sued former County Treasurer Elizabeth Gutfer, accusing her of embezzling at least $39,412,000 over a 10-year period, according to a press release from the County of Santa Cruz. The county became aware of 11 fraudulent transactions worth $375,000 each reported by financial institution JPMorgan Chase & Co. […]