In a ruling that could have implications for Fresno’s Measure P, a San Francisco judge ruled Friday that tax measures there put on the ballot by citizen initiative only needed majority voter approval. San Francisco Superior Court Judge Ethan Schulman ruled that two petition-led measures passed in San Francisco in...
Court Sets Hearing on Trump Administration's Asylum Policy
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court on Wednesday scheduled a hearing over whether to stop the Trump administration from forcing asylum seekers to wait in Mexico for their immigration court hearings. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals set a hearing for April 24 in San Francisco over whether...
Taxes Are Bigger Part of Online Shopping This Season
WASHINGTON — Shoppers heading online to purchase holiday gifts will find they're being charged sales tax at some websites where they weren't before. The reason: the Supreme Court. A June ruling gave states the go-ahead to require more companies to collect sales tax on online purchases. Now, more than two...
ALRB Wrong Not To Count Gerawan Votes, Court Rules
A California appeal court granted a unanimous victory today to farmworkers who want their votes counted in a dispute over UFW representation. The Fresno-based 5th District Court of Appeal ordered the Agricultural Labor Relations Board, the state agency in charge of settling farm labor disputes, to reconsider its decision to nullify...