On November 3rd, over 58% of California voters passed one of the most expensive ballot measures in California’s history. Giants like Uber, Lyft, and Doordash spent over $200 million defending Proposition 22, which exempts gig economy companies from Assembly Bill 5 (AB 5). The bill, which the companies unsuccessfully challenged in court, would require gig […]

When it comes to facilitating corporate social responsibility, should businesses be required to contribute to local problems or should decisions about contribution be left to industry leaders discretion? That is the question facing San Francisco voters November 6th. Proposition C, a measure put together by a local non-profit, would effectively double the city’s budget to […]

California’s 2024 ballot not only elected our nation’s next president, 53 members of Congress, 100 state legislators and thousands of local officials–it also featured a statewide test of the state’s latest salvo in its battle against corporate-backed ballot measures: changing the ballot itself. California lawmakers have pursued several reforms in response to a number of […]

Following twelve months of significant financial losses, Uber is now facing serious regulatory challenges across Europe that threaten to significantly increase its operating costs. The company’s future viability may now depend on the extent to which it can dominate in markets outside the continent. In a landmark decision last month, the Supreme Court of the […]

More than 800,000 homes in California currently lack insurance coverage — 40% higher than the national average. As wildfires grow more frequent and severe, homeowners struggle to find insurers willing to cover their properties. The crisis became impossible to ignore after the Eaton and Palisades fires, when many residents found themselves displaced and uninsured. Public […]

The Uffizi Galleries in Florence, Italy, are suing French fashion label Jean Paul Gaultier for “unauthorized use” of imagery from The Birth of Venus, a 15th-century painting by the famous early renaissance artist Sandro Boticelli. “Le Musée,” the capsule collection at the center of the lawsuit, was intended to be Jean Paul Gaultier’s tribute to […]

Mark Zuckerberg recently gave a speech at Georgetown University defending Facebook’s policy that allows political ads with inaccurate or baseless information to remain on its site. Zuckerberg stated that the policy promotes “free expression” by giving users the “power to express themselves.” In support of this proposition, Zuckerberg referenced the First Amendment, Martin Luther King, […]

On January 9, Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos announced their divorce on Twitter. The next day, the National Enquirer published a story detailing the Amazon CEO’s extramarital affair with Lauren Sánchez. On February 6, the National Enquirer then sent an email to Mr. Bezos, allegedly extorting him by threatening to publish several private photographs they had […]