Racial justice advocates flex power, ask Biden to do more than check the box
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California Air Resources Board Chair Mary Nichols, shown with Gov. Gavin Newsom last year, was President-elect Joe Biden’s favorite to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. After protests over her record on environmental justice, Biden nominated Michael Regan, a Black man.Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press 2019Show MoreShow Less
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Michael Regan, who has focused on justice as North Carolina’s top environmental official, would be the first Black man to head the EPA
The racial justice movement that packed the streets of scores of U.S. cities last summer is flexing its muscle now to influence President-elect Joe Biden’s Cabinet picks and potentially a high-profile appointment that Gov. Gavin Newsom will soon make.
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LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Opponents of the state s outdoor dining ban aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19 have filed a federal lawsuit, two weeks after a Superior Court judge overturned a similar order in L.A. County.
The lawsuit comes after restaurant operators were not able to resume outdoor dining despite the Dec, 6 ruling because the state s regional stay-at-home order contains an overriding ban.
A team of lawyers headed by Mark J. Geragos filed the complaint Sunday in U.S. District Court asking to block the state s outdoor dining ban on behalf of the owners of the Pineapple Hill Saloon & Grill in Sherman Oaks and owner Angela Marsden, according to the complaint.
COVID-19 Reinforces Need for Federal Consumer Data Privacy Laws
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COVID-19 may have kept some companies from preparing for the changes that the California Consumers Privacy Act (CCPA) brought in 2020, but it is coming sooner and harder than most companies expect. Where consumer data privacy is headed and the possibility of a federal equivalent, among other topics, are addressed by Global IT Solutions provider Technologent’s Chief Information Security Officer Jon Mendoza.
Currently, 47 states of the Union have weak or nonexistent data privacy laws.
The CCPA allows consumers access to the information a company has on them, as well as the list of other groups that the company has shared or sold the same information. If a company violates these rules, a consumer has the right to sue.
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At least five of President-elect Joe Biden’s cabinet picks ahead of his inauguration have expressed pro-gun control views in the past.
Four of the former vice president’s selections have called for an “assault weapons” ban, and one of whom has been appointed to a top domestic policy role.
Pro-Second Amendment groups like the Gun Owners of America fear a continuous court battle “over the next four years” is brewing.
At least five of President-elect Joe Biden’s reported cabinet picks have expressed pro-gun control views in past statements, a Daily Caller News Foundation review has found.
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