By Roxana Kopetman | [email protected] | Orange County RegisterPUBLISHED: November 27, 2018 at 4:40 pm | UPDATED: November 27, 2018 at 11:12 pm Four counties in Southern California plan to hold forums in the coming month to tell the public how jail officials in their communities worked with federal immigration agents. Cooperation between law enforcement and federal immigration agencies is regulated in California, as part of the state’s controversial sanctuary laws, some of which took effect early this year. Annual public forums, with law enforcement discussing the ways – including legal interactions – that sheriff’s departments, police departments and others have worked with federal immigration authorities, also have been required by the TRUTH Act, a state law that took effect last year. The sanctuary laws have proven controversial. Many cities in California have passed resolutions or taken legal steps against the statutes, saying they violate federal law, … [Read more...] about Southern California counties will host public forums on sheriffs’ cooperation with ICE
California lemon law
Gov. Brown signs plastic straw law — you’ll now have to ask to get one
By John Woolfolk | [email protected] | Bay Area News Group PUBLISHED: September 20, 2018 at 2:17 pm | UPDATED: September 21, 2018 at 6:38 am Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill Thursday requiring you to ask for a plastic straw if that’s how you like to drink your iced tea, Coke or cocktail in California. The lemon slice, apparently, is still OK. What is believed to be the nation’s first statewide straw law by Assemblyman Ian Calderon, D-Whittier, will prohibit dine-in restaurants from automatically providing disposable plastic straws when serving beverages to their customers when it takes effect in January. Brown lamented in his signing message that plastic “has become so ubiquitous it now pervades every aspect of our modern life.” “Plastic has helped advance innovation in our society,” Brown noted. “But our infatuation with single-use convenience has led to disastrous consequences.” He cited statistics that by 2015, … [Read more...] about Gov. Brown signs plastic straw law — you’ll now have to ask to get one
Deputies: California man had 800 pounds of stolen lemons
Updated 11:28 am PDT, Sunday, August 26, 2018 Meyer lemons and other citrus will be discussed during Dan Sebesta's seminar Thursday. Meyer lemons and other citrus will be discussed during Dan Sebesta's seminar Thursday. Photo: JIM MOLONY, The Journal These crime stories from 2017 in the Bay Area were some real head-scratchers, or should we say bread-scratchers? Check out the craziest crimes by clicking through. These crime stories from 2017 in the Bay Area were some real head-scratchers, or should we say bread-scratchers? Check out the craziest crimes by clicking through. Photo: Photo Courtesy SCPD "Man cited for eating pizza at SF bus stop”Few stories raised public ire in 2017 as much as this one. In March, a homeless San Francisco senior citizen was cited for eating pizza in a bus stop, a public transit rule that is almost never … [Read more...] about Deputies: California man had 800 pounds of stolen lemons
Tacos and Mexican food for Cinco de Mayo — the best in the Long Beach area
By Merrill Shindler | [email protected] | PUBLISHED: May 3, 2018 at 11:10 am | UPDATED: May 4, 2018 at 6:26 pm As with a lot of holidays, the roots of the great Mexican festival of Cinco de Mayo have faded into dusty memory, obscured by a lot of parades, dances, speeches and, above all, food. So, just for the record, it’s a celebration of the Battle of Puebla, back on May 5, 1862, where the forces of Gen. Ignacio Zaragoza, though outnumbered three to one, managed to defeat the invading French army, marching under the banner of Napoleon III. Were it not for that battle, they might be speaking French in Tijuana these days. And Mexican cooking would involve baguettes, snails and quiche. Taco Bell would be called Brioche Bell. And Johnny Hallyday would have sung “Run for the Border.” Instead, come the Fifth of May, we eat burritos, enchiladas and flautas. And, in the great tradition, grumble that there isn’t any real Mexican food to be found in Los Angeles. Which, of … [Read more...] about Tacos and Mexican food for Cinco de Mayo — the best in the Long Beach area
‘Healthy’ nail salons: Proposed California law could boost protections for workers
Jessica Vu makes some designs on some acrylic nails at Blossom Nail Salon in Campbell, Calif., on Tuesday, May 1, 2018. Blossom Nail Salon was among the first in Santa Clara County to be designated "healthy" by eliminating toxic products and providing more ventilation for workers among other things. (Randy Vazquez/ Bay Area News Group) Customer Emily Gupta from Oakland looks over her color options as nail technician Nicole Huynh gives her a pedicure at Leann's Nails in Alameda, Calif., on Friday, April 27, 2018. Leann's Nail is part of the Healthy Nail Salon Collaborative, a program which helps salons switch products and add ventilation systems to improve working conditions. (Laura A. Oda/Bay Area News Group) Sound The gallery will resume inseconds A customer chooses a gel polish color at Leann's Nails in Alameda, Calif., on Friday, April 27, 2018. Leann's Nail is part of the Healthy Nail Salon Collaborative, a program which helps salons switch products and add … [Read more...] about ‘Healthy’ nail salons: Proposed California law could boost protections for workers