CalPERS loses $69 billion in biggest market losses since Great Recession
The pot of invested money used to pay for hundreds of thousands of California public employee pensions has shrunk by $69 billion as coronavirus has squeezed global markets.
Details revealed in LVJUSD lawsuit against vaping industry giant
Filed by the school district in federal court on Dec. 16, the 82-page lawsuit claims that the e-cigarette manufacturer uses unethical marketing tactics that target underage users, promoting use some say has reached epidemic proportions. Read more...
LVJUSD Joins Other Districts in Suing Juul
Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District is suing the nation’s largest e-cigarette maker, Juul Labs, Inc., alleging the San Francisco-based company’s marketing strategy deceptively targeted its minor students, in violation of federal racketeering laws. Read more...
Juul lawsuit: San Francisco Unified, other Bay Area school districts join
San Francisco Unified School District and four other Bay Area school districts have joined a growing number of school districts around the country in suing Juul, seeking unspecified damages allegedly incurred by schools seeking to stop students from vaping. Read [...]
Bay Area School Districts Sue Juul Over Marketing Practices
School districts across the Bay Area have sued Juul Labs, alleging the vaping company targeted minors with its marketing methods. Read more...
Marin officials assess impact as major homelessness suit ends
The Supreme Court denied a petition to review the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ ruling in the Boise v. Martin case in September 2018. The appellate court’s ruling bars local governments from preventing someone from sleeping on public land [...]
In brief: Piedmont LWV to hear former California deputy A.G.
The League of Women Voters of Piedmont is holding a holiday luncheon fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 6 at Piedmont Community Hall, 711 Highland Ave. in Piedmont. The special guest speaker will be Louise Renne, a former [...]
Don’t be fooled by ‘Big Vaping’
Just last year, “Big Tobacco” spent almost $12 million to try to fool San Franciscans and repeal our landmark ban on menthol and other flavored tobacco products that attract young people to both smoking and vaping. Voters soundly rejected Big [...]
City urges SCOTUS review in homeless case
A brief was filed Tuesday by municipalities including Redondo Beach, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to review a decision that has prompted cities across California to stop enforcing anti-homelessness laws for fear of legal retribution. Read more...
California cities challenge court ruling on homeless sleeping, camping in public
While Boise v. Martin dealt specifically with the city of Boise, Idaho, it is now set as precedent and is binding on all federal trial courts in California and other western states. Read more...