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Prosecutors said 52 companies conspired to fix prices in automakers' requests for bids.
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CA Lowers Emissions for State Fleet
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The California Trucking Association has filed what appears to be the first lawsuit challenging a sweeping new labor law that seeks to give wage and benefit protections to workers in the so-called gig economy.
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Truckers File Suit Contesting CA Law
The California Trucking Association feels a new law infringes on interstate commerce and could hinder drivers from working as independent contractors.
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In this Thursday Oct. 24, 2019, photo, Bill Husa displays before-and-after photos of his home lost in last year's Camp Fire in Paradise, Calif. Husa's home is one of nearly 9,000 Paradise homes destroyed in the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history.
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Divided Over Safety, Paradise Rebuilds
Paradise has taken steps to make the town more fire resistant, but has adopted only seven of 15 proposed fire safety standards.
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Wildfires Burn in Wine Country
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Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, D-San Diego, receives congratulations from Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, of Lakewood after her to give new wage and benefit protections at the so-called gig economy companies like Uber and Lyft was approved by the Assembly in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019. The bill now goes to the governor, who has said he supports it.
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Uber Vows to Fight CA Labor Bill
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In this June 26, 2019, file photo, a man adds fuel to his vehicle at a gas station in Orlando, Fla. A coalition of states is suing the Trump administration for the second time to block a planned reduction in penalties automakers pay when they fail to meet fuel economy standards. Twelve states and the District of Columbia sued the administration Friday, Aug. 2, 2019, for replacing an Obama-era regulation that imposed a penalty of $14 for every tenth of a mile-per-gallon that an automaker falls below the standards.
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States Sue Over Fuel Economy Penalties
14 states are suing to block a planned reduction in the penalties automakers pay when they fail to meet fuel economy standards.
August 6, 2019
In this July 8, 2016, file photo, a prescription is filled at Pucci's Pharmacy in Sacramento, Calif. Four pharmaceutical companies are agreeing to pay California nearly $70 million to settle allegations that they delayed drugs to keep prices high. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said Monday, July 29, 2019, that the bulk of the money will come from Teva Pharmaceutical Industries for paying to delay a generic narcolepsy drug from entering the market for nearly six years.
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The bulk of the money will come from Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. and its affiliates for paying to delay a generic narcolepsy drug.
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In this May 10, 2019 photo provided by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife's Office of Spill Prevention and Response, oil flows at a Chevron oil field in Kern County, Calif. Nearly 800,000 gallons of oil and water has seeped from the ground since May. Chevron and California officials say the spill is not near any waterway and has not significantly affected wildlife.
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Chevron Spills 800K Gal. in CA
About 70% of the fluid is water, Chevron said, meaning about 240,000 gallons of the mixture is oil.
July 15, 2019
In this file photo, a semi-automatic rifle is displayed with a 25 shot magazine, left, and a 10 shot magazine, right, at a gun store in Elk Grove, California.
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Judge Halts High-Capacity Magazines
Sales are barred until an Appeals court can consider whether to reinstate the state's ban on magazines holding more than 10 bullets.
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