Tag: Sacramento (Calif)

3 Plead Guilty in California in $600 Million Catalytic Converter Theft Ring

Three members of a California family pleaded guilty for their roles in a “national network of thieves, dealers and processors” that shipped $600 million worth of stolen catalytic converters from California to New Jersey, federal prosecutors said. Tou Sue Vang, 32; Andrew Vang, 28; and their mother, Monica Moua, 58, all of Sacramento, were part […]

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Once a Labor Leader, Butler Angered Unions by Consulting for Uber

In the summer of 2019, Uber, Lyft and other companies that use contract drivers faced a crisis in California. The State Legislature was poised to pass a law that would effectively require them to treat their drivers as employees, meaning the gig companies would have to pay drivers a minimum wage, cover their expenses and […]

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Prosecutor Sues Sacramento Over Homeless Camps as Tensions Rise

The City of Sacramento was sued on Tuesday by the top prosecutor of the surrounding county, who said that California’s capital had suffered an “utter collapse into chaos” because city authorities were not doing enough to remove homeless people from the streets. The lawsuit is the latest sign of mounting frustration over homelessness in California, […]

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