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Hollywood's unions are assuring members that their loan-out companies will not be negatively impacted by a new California law designed to end the misclassification of gig economy workers as so-called "independent contractors.” The bill – AB 5 – which was signed Wednesday by Gov. Gavin Newsom, was designed to protect…

Pitbull’s scheduled concert tonight at the LA County Fair has been postponed because the rapper was unable to safely travel to California due to Hurricane Dorian, fair organizers said. “According to Pitbull’s management, the artist cannot safely depart from Miami. Pitbull, a resident of Miami, has chosen to stay and…

A bill in the California legislature designed to attract productions from states like Georgia that have passed restrictive abortion laws has been paused in the state Assembly. The legislation, put forth by Assemblywoman Luz Rivas (D-Arleta) and known as the Share Our Values Film Tax Credit, was held by Rivas on Friday…

UPDATE, Sept. 20: A federal judge blocked the state of California law that would leave President Donald Trump off the primary ballot if he did not release the past five years of his tax returns. The law would have applied to all presidential and gubernatorial candidates, but the judge said in a hearing that the “elepha…

UPDATE: Hours after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake hit Southern California this morning near Ridgecrest, the area’s Kern County Fire Department warned of another possible quake in the region today. The fire department offered no specifics; officials and experts have been predicting aftershocks all day. Though no immediate…

EXCLUSIVE: Enforcement of a new California law that requires child actors to receive training in sexual harassment prevention has been put on hold "due to the current unavailability of third-party vendors and applicable materials," according to the state Labor Commissioner's office. Sources tell Deadline that two…

Six Democratic members of the California Legislature have signed a letter of support for the WGA's ongoing battle with Hollywood's talent agencies. "As members of the California Legislature, we stand in support of the action taken by members of the Writers Guild of America to ensure talent agencies end their…

California will postpone enforcement of its tough new net neutrality law until a federal court rules on the Justice Department’s lawsuit seeking to prevent the legislation from taking effect. Attorney Gen. Xavier Becerra said he would temporarily delay implementation of the new law, which seeks to restore Obama-era…

Trade organizations representing the nation’s biggest Internet providers today sued California to halt the state’s new net neutrality law. The American Cable Association, the wireless industry’s trade group (CTIA), the Internet and television association (NCTA) and the broadband association (USTelecom) jointly filed…

UPDATED to include details of the Justice Department’s suit: California Gov. Jerry Brown today signed a measure that restores Obama-era open-Internet rules in the state, in a direct rebuke to  the Trump Administration’s rollback of these regulations. The Justice Department responded with a lawsuit seeking to prevent…

California’s legislators passed the nation’s strongest net neutrality law today, restoring Obama-era open Internet protections and setting the state on a potential collision course with federal regulators. If Gov. Jerry Brown signs the bill into law in the coming weeks, California will join a growing number of states…

The California Assembly voted to enshrine net neutrality in state law, a major step forward for advocates of the open internet. The state’s lawmakers today approved a bill that would restore Obama-era protections that the Federal Communications Commission abolished earlier this year, in yet another challenge to the…