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By Jason Walsh, NORTH BAY BIZ https://www.northbaybiz.com/2024/07/02/legislature-walks-back-honest-pricing-law-for-restaurants We’ve all been there: When that $12 burger shows up on the receipt as a surprising $25 splurge after...

By Jeremia Kimelman, CALMATTERS https://calmatters.org/politics/2024/06/california-legislator-stock-investment Four legislators reported at least $1 million invested in the stock market in 2023, but California's limited disclosure laws don't provide...

By Tribune News Service https://www.newstribune.com/news/2024/jun/30/travel-price-tags-may-soon-spike-in-california If you're making travel plans for summer or fall, brace yourself for a jump in some advertised prices -- which is, believe...

By Christopher Reynolds, LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/travel/story/2024-06-18/california-law-sb-478-hotels-rentals-airbnb-prices-junk-fees If you’re making travel plans for summer or fall, brace yourself for a jump in some advertised prices — which...

By DAILY JOURNAL https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/379087-state-bar-action-is-overdue-in-city-attorney-corruption-scandal The State Bar of California is confronting its most significant test yet in proving its reformation efforts. This comes as the FBI...

By Jon Healey, LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2024-06-06/restaurants-may-be-able-to-keep-service-fees-if-menu-shows-the-charges#:~:text=Under%20the%20proposal%20by%20Sen,%2C%20“clearly%20and%20conspicuously.” A new state law to prohibit hidden surcharges and other "junk fees" tacked onto customers' bills is slated to go into effect...

By Sameea Kamal, CAL MATTERS https://calmatters.org/politics/elections/2024/05/california-election-voter-guide-cost/ What’s the cost of democracy in California?  If we calculate that based just on the pages informing the state’s 22 million...

By Susan Shelley, WHITTIER DAILY NEWS https://www.whittierdailynews.com/2024/05/22/did-mike-feuer-tell-investigators-the-whole-truth/ In February, former Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer acknowledged to the editorial board of this newspaper that he...

A trove of investigative materials from the U.S. Attorney's Office relating to the LADWP billing scandal were released Wednesday. By David Houston, DAILY JOURNAL https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/378802-fbi-believed-feuer-obstructed-justice-in-litigation-investigation-documents-show Former Los...

By CNS Staff, YAHOO! NEWS https://www.yahoo.com/news/fbi-alleges-former-la-city-193034282.html LOS ANGELES - Court documents released this week allege former Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer lied to investigators probing the city's handling of...