John talks about how State Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas is implementing a diversion program as opposed to directly punishing criminals. More on Senator Lola and how California employers must develop a ‘workplace violence prevention plan’ or face civil penalties. John discusses that a California teen may avoid jail despite being accused of trying to recreate the Columbine shooting on the anniversary of those murders. Starbucks customers are outraged over 40-minute waits for coffee amid staffing cuts.
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The owners and founders of South LA Café Joe and Celia Ward-Wallace were surprised with a $850,000 check presented by Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove.
It’s hard to accept the cognitive dissonance that has allowed Republicans to become the party of law and order, and Democrats to be branded as softies who are both ignoring and enabling crime.
As major US stores limit or ban self-checkout entirely to cut down on losses from sky-high retail theft, pro-labor politicians are seeing a window of opportunity.
Self-checkout kiosks seemed to be the way forward for many years. Retailers slowly began adding self-checkout kiosks to their exit points in order to facilitate the process and decrease staff needs. But recently the tide seems to be turning and the self-checkout kiosks are starting to disappear in favor of cashier lanes because of customer complaints and rising retail theft.
Crime has become a big topic in the California State Legislature, reflecting the growing frustration many residents have expressed over crime rates.
Both the Senate and Assembly Appropriations Committees largely cleared the way for a number of high-profile bills to advance.
Whether you love them, hate them, or just wish they’d stop telling you to “place your items in the bagging area,” self-checkout lanes at supermarkets and other retailers seem like they’re here to stay. But a California lawmaker has proposed a bill that would regulate their use throughout the state and change things up for both customers and store employees.