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Cloobeck says Bianco’s actions violate Government Code Section 3206: “No officer or employee of a local agency shall participate in political activities of any kind while in uniform.”

Negotiations between superior courts and the statewide court interpreter union are being stymied by the courts’ undercutting of employee interpreters with contract interpreters, said interpreter union president Carmen Ramos.

Had the case gone to a preliminary hearing, it is highly likely that we would have sought amendments to increase the charges. However, Mr. Haro pled guilty prior to that stage, and the final plea was presented to and accepted by the Court.

There are ways to collectively grieve from tragedies. Lying to each other is not one of them. Spreading whatever rumors you hear isn’t one. Co-opting a death to push your political agenda isn’t one either.

The Supreme Court overruled a federal judge’s order against race-based immigration stops on Sept. 8. The overrule was published without a majority opinion, leaving the reason for the stay unknown.

The Riverside County Bar Association honored attorneys Harlan Kistler, Brian Unitt, Megan Demshki, Mark Easter, Virginia Blumenthal and Steve Weinberg during its Sept. 11 Installation Dinner at the Mission Inn.

The outreach was particularly noteworthy because Google had not itself taken a public position on the bill. The tech giant was so quiet about its opposition that Assemblymember Josh Lowenthal, the author of AB 566, did not know about Google’s email push until a CalMatters reporter asked.