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Expanding Background Checks for City Employees
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) _ San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom is looking to expand criminal background checks for potential city employees. The mayor’s resolution was prompted by the case of former city...
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Report Finds California Fails To Regulate In-Home Caregivers
SACRAMENTO (CBS / AP) — A legislative report released Thursday suggests that California is putting its elderly population at risk of theft and abuse because the state does not regulate in-home...
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South Bay Soccer League Sued For Failing To Stop Abusive Coach
SUNNYVALE (CBS / AP) — The parents of a 13-year-old girl who was sexually abused by her soccer coach claim the nation’s largest youth soccer organization was negligent in failing to require background...
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Facebook, Instagram To Delete Posts Offering Illegal Gun Sales
MENLO PARK (AP) — Under pressure from gun control advocates, Facebook agreed Wednesday to delete posts from users selling illegal guns or offering weapons for sale without background checks. A similar...
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San Francisco, Los Angeles DA’s Warn Ride Service Companies Uber, Lyft,...
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon and Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey have sent letters to ride service companies Sidecar, Uber and Lyft, claiming...
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Uber Hit With Class-Action Lawsuit Over $1 ‘Safe Rides Fee’
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — A class action lawsuit was filed this week against Uber over the transportation network company’s $1 “Safe Rides Fee” for UberX rides. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in federal...
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Expanded Background Checks For Gun Purchases Rejected By Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) — A polarized Senate voted Thursday against expanding background checks for more gun purchases, rejecting the proposal a day after the latest U.S. mass shooting left 14 people dead in...
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Uber Settles Lawsuit Over Driver Background Checks For $10 Million
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS / AP) — Ride-hailing company Uber will pay at least $10 million to settle allegations by California prosecutors that it misled passengers about the quality of its driver background...
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Feds Can Probe Twitter, Facebook Accounts For Security Background Checks
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s top U.S. intelligence official has signed off on a new policy allowing investigators to probe Twitter, Facebook and other social media sites as a part of background...
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California May Require Background Checks On All Uber, Lyft Drivers
SACRAMENTO (CBS / AP) – Uber and Lyft would have to conduct background checks on all drivers and lay off certain criminals under a bill California lawmakers are sending to Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown....
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California To Require Background Checks For Uber, Lyft Drivers
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS / AP) – California will require Uber and Lyft to conduct background checks on all drivers and lay off certain criminals beginning in 2017. Gov. Jerry Brown announced Wednesday that...
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AP: Trump University Staff Included Drug Trafficker, Child Molester
WASHINGTON (CBS / AP) — Donald Trump says he hand-picked only the best to teach success at Trump University. But dozens of those hired by the company had checkered pasts – including serious financial...
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California Adopts Even Tougher Gun Control Measures With Prop 63 Passage
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — California voters on Tuesday expanded some of the nation’s toughest gun control measures by banning possession of large-capacity ammunition magazines, requiring background...
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Uber, Lyft Background Checks Toughen Up To Protect California Riders
SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) — California ridesharing companies are facing stricter background checks in 2017. Last year, the San Francisco and Los Angeles district attorney’s offices did checks on some Uber...
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Background Checks For Uber, Lyft Drivers To Begin In Massachusetts
BOSTON (CBS / AP) — Tens of thousands of drivers for ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft will begin undergoing what Massachusetts officials say are the country’s most stringent background checks. The...
View ArticleBackground Checks For Uber And Lyft Drivers Won’t Require Fingerprinting
SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) – While a new policy will have Uber and Lyft drivers going through an annual background check for the first time, drivers still won’t be fingerprinted. Commissioners with the...
View Article2 Women Sue Uber Alleging Drivers Sexually Assaulted Them
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Two women are suing Uber, alleging that inadequate driver background checks and monitoring left them and thousands of others vulnerable to sexual assault. The women from Florida...
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Bipartisan Senate Bill To Improve Gun Background Checks Announced
WASHINGTON (CNN) — A bipartisan group of US senators announced a bill Thursday to improve reporting in the instant background system called the “Fix NICS Act of 2017,” in the wake of the Texas mass...
View ArticleSan Francisco Sues Defense Dept. Over Gun Check System Failures
NEW YORK (AP) — Three large U.S. cities filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against the Department of Defense, arguing that many service members who are disqualified from gun ownership weren’t reported to...
View ArticleUber To Up Its Background Checks For Drivers
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Uber will start doing annual criminal background checks on U.S. drivers and hire a company that constantly monitors criminal arrests as it tries to do a better job of keeping...
View ArticleSF District Attorney Sues ‘Angie’s List’ Over Background Checking Claim
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — The San Francisco district attorney is suing Angie’s List for false advertising with regards to background checking their service providers, according to a civil complaint...
View ArticleCalifornia To Require Background Checks For Ammo Purchases
SACRAMENTO (AP) — California has among the most stringent gun laws in the country and on Monday a far-reaching new initiative to curb violence will require background checks for every ammunition...
View ArticleGlitches Snarl Start Of California’s Ammo Background Checks
SACRAMENTO (AP) — On the first day California has required background checks for every ammunition purchase, dealers are reporting delays and glitches with the state’s online system. But they said few...
View ArticleHarris Proposes Taking On Domestic Terrorism With ‘Red Flag’ Law, Gun...
(CBS SF / CNN) — Less than two weeks after the El Paso, Texas, mass shooting and two years after violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, Sen. Kamala Harris on Wednesday released a plan to take on...
View ArticleGun Enthusiasts Find Nevada Loopholes In California Ammunition Law
RENO (KPIX 5) — After two mass shootings in 24 hours left 29 people dead this past August there’s been a rush to tighten gun laws nationwide. There’s also been a rush to buy guns and ammunition before...
View ArticleOakland Approves Ban On Background Checks For Prospective Renters
OAKLAND (KPIX 5) — Following a unanimous vote by the city council Tuesday night, Oakland has now become the first city in California to ban criminal background checks on potential renters....
View ArticleFederal Judge Blocks California Law Requiring Background Checks For...
SAN DIEGO (CBS SF) — A federal judge on Thursday blocked a California law requiring background checks for people buying ammunition, issuing a sharply worded rebuke of “onerous and convoluted”...
View ArticleFBI: California Among Leaders In US Firearms Purchases As Numbers Skyrocket...
(CNN) — As the nation grapples with a global pandemic and images of some rioters causing damage after hijacking peaceful protests demanding racial justice, more and more Americans are buying firearms,...
View ArticleWarriors Coach Steve Kerr Makes Powerful Call For Background Checks After...
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — A longtime advocate for gun control, Golden State Warriors Head Coach Steve Kerr made a heartfelt plea for stricter gun laws Tuesday in the wake of the two recent mass...
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