• According to a local report in San Jose, Police said that officers could not respond to an illegal street show because the department did not have any resources available
• The illegal street show happened on October 30 in downtown San Jose near 6th and St. John Streets

California court ruling says drug companies not liable for the opioid crisis

• A California state judge ruled on November 1 that 4 drug companies cannot be held liable for the state’s opioid crisis
• The drug companies are Allergan, Endo, Johnson & Johnson, and Teca which were accused of using misleading marketing to push up the sale of prescription opioids
• Judge Peter J. Wilson said, “The Court finds that plaintiffs have failed to prove an actionable public nuisance for which defendants, or any of them, are legally liable,”

American Airlines Flight attended assaulted by California man

• A 20-year-old California man named Brian Hsu is facing criminal charges coming from the violent assault of an American Airlines flight attendant
• The flight was scheduled from New York to Orange County, California but was diverted to Denver after the alleged assault
• According to court documents, Hsu struck the attendant in the head multiple times between two separate instances

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• Through the last week in October, California has issued 1.1 million new stimulus checks and most are expected to be mailed starting November 1
• The payments have a total valuation of $857 million and a total of 750,000 checks, according to the California Franchise Tax Board

California man left in critical condition after shooting at Sacramento Walmart

• In a shooting that occurred at a Walmart in Sacramento, California, one man was left in critical condition and taken to a local area hospital where he will undergo surgery
• The shooting occurred on Halloween, October 31, at around 8:30 pm, according to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office
• California officials have stated that they are unsure of whether the shooting occurred in or out of the store and are currently conducting an investigation

Malibu Mansion purchased for $177 million, a record in the state

• As of November 1, 2021, Marc Andreessen, a billionaire venture capitalist, has a purchased a mansion in Malibu, California for $177 million
• This estate purchase is a new record for California which was previously set by Jeff Bezos in 2020

Landscapers in California angered by ban on gas-powered lawn mowers

• In Governor Gavin Newsom’s effort to achieve 100% zero emissions, he has signed a new bill that bans the sale of small off-road engines by 2024
• Landscapers and other small business owners who depend on some off-road engines now have to transition to electric powertrains
• According to the California Air Resources Board, there are 16.7 million small engines in California with approximately 77% used for residential lawn and garden equipment

Teacher put onto paid leave for not wearing mask at school

• A teacher from Ponderosa High School named Micheal Wilkes who was placed on paid leave for not wearing a mask at school is speaking out against California’s strict COVID-related mandates
• In a statement on a news broadcast, Wilkes said,”We need to unite with people that are like-minded and stand up across the board and simply say no to these mandates in order for them to stop,”

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