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Sacramento, California - California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, along with a coalition of 12 state attorneys general, Wednesday presented recommendations to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to advance antitrust enforcement and consumer protection. The attorneys general submitted the comment letter as part of the FTC’s public hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century. The hearings focus on whether broad-based changes are required for the enforcement of consumer protections. In the letter, the multistate coalition offered perspective on the status of antitrust enforcement issues, including potential threats and new opportunities.
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San Francisco, California - California Attorney General Xavier Becerra Tuesday filed an amicus brief in the California Supreme Court case In re Kenneth Humphrey. Humphrey had been detained in the San Francisco jail while awaiting trial because he was unable to afford the $350,000 bail set by the San Francisco Superior Court.
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Los Angeles, California - California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and Los Angeles County Sheriff Jim McDonnell Tuesday announced Operation Dual Force, a coordinated effort to remove illegally possessed weapons and ammunition from individuals in the Armed Prohibited Persons System (APPS) database. The joint operation, which is expected to be completed in December 2018, has successfully closed 227 APPS cases, 35 of which resulted in arrests. Investigators seized 111 firearms, including seven assault weapons, 56 handguns, 21 shotguns, 24 rifles, and three lower receivers. In addition, the operation seized over 27,647 rounds of ammunition, 50 high-capacity magazines and 106 standard-capacity magazines.
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Sacramento, California - The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is now accepting public comments on the draft Request for Grant Applications (RGA) for the Alternative Manure Management Program (AMMP).
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Fresno, California - The Agricultural Labor Relations Board (ALRB) officially certified that a majority of the valid ballots from the November 5, 2013, election that were counted five years later in Fresno on September 18 were cast as "No Union." In addition, the ALRB concluded that "the United Farm Workers of America thereby lost its prior status as the exclusive representative of the employees for the purpose of collective bargaining."
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Sacramento, California - The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is now accepting public comments on the draft Request for Grant Applications (RGA) for the Dairy Digester Research and Development Program (DDRDP).
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