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Builders Sue Oakland Over Public Art Requirement

08/04/2015 - 12:00 AM By Brittany M.

A fierce legal battle is gearing up in Oakland, California over a recent ordinance requiring commercial developers to help pay for public art in their privately-funded building projects.

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Riverside Files Suit after Water Restrictions Go into Effect

06/11/2015 - 12:25 PM By JIngram

The City of Riverside is the first to file suit against the State Water Resources Control Board, a mere days after unprecedented water restriction went into effect.

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Cell Phone Industry Sues Berkeley Over Radiation Warning Law

06/09/2015 - 5:18 AM By Brittany M.

A trade group for the wireless industry has filed a lawsuit against the City of Berkeley aimed at quashing its recent cell phone warning ordinance.

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State joins investigation into city of Industry

05/07/2015 - 10:11 AM By Anthony York

State Controller Betty Yee confirmed on Tuesday that her office would launch its own investigation into the finances of the City of Industry.

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L.A. City Attorney Sues Another Facility for Alleged Patient Dumping

05/04/2015 - 10:50 PM By Brittany M.

L.A.’s city attorney has filed a patient dumping suit against Gardens Regional Hospital and Medical Center in Hawaiian Gardens

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Santa Monica Reaches $490,000 Settlement in Gender Discrimination Suit

03/24/2015 - 10:31 AM By Brittany M.

The City of Santa Monica has agreed to a $490,000 settlement with a former employee who filed a lawsuit alleging gender discrimination back in 2005.

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Civil Rights Groups File Suit Against City of Fullerton

03/19/2015 - 12:01 PM By Ashley Underlee

The City of Fullerton is the most recent in a long string of municipal governments to come under fire for violating the California Voting Rights Act.

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Cell Phone Surveillance System Prompts Lawsuit Against Anaheim Police, Sacramento Sheriff’s Department

03/11/2015 - 3:23 PM By Brittany M.

The ACLU has filed two lawsuits over the use of a controversial surveillance device known as StingRay.

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Suspended WeHo Aide Claims Whistle-Blower Status, Threatens Lawsuit

02/19/2015 - 5:19 AM By Brittany M.

In an eight-page letter sent to the city Monday, Ian Owens’ attorney called his client a “whistle-blower” and threatened a lawsuit if he is not reinstated.

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Former Bank Robbery Hostage Files Claim Against Stockton

01/21/2015 - 10:31 PM By Brittany M.

A former hostage who survived a harrowing bank robbery last summer has filed a legal claim against the City of Stockton, blaming its police force for causing the situation’s deadly escalation.

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