California’s Assembly Bill 1314 dies in committee

Gordon Lightfoot passed away this evening in a Toronto hospital at 7:30 p.m. More info to come..Posted by Gordon Lightfoot on Monday, May 1, 2023Lightfoot’s death comes less than a month after he announced the cancellation of his 2023 United States and Canada tour.

Gordon Lightfoot, often called Canada’s greatest songwriter and known worldwide as one of the founding fathers of folk-rock, has died at age 84, a representative for his family said Monday.

Bam Margera‘s older brother is dealing with the terrible reality of the star’s long struggle with drug addiction. Over the weekend, CKY

conviction from late last year, for which he was ordered to serve 16 years.Bonjean, who got Bill Cosby’s 2018 conviction overturned in Pennsylvania in 2021 and has made a career of defending high-profile #MeToo clients, will act as lead counsel for Weinstein’s California appeal. Weinstein is currently serving a separate term for his conviction at a medium-security men’s facility in New York, and has an appeal underway there.Cosby’s team argued that he didn’t get a fair trial, successfully winning his release after he served three years of a 10-year sentence.

Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss‘ estate has been settled four months after he died unexpectedly without a will.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic What’s 420 divided by 90? While you ponder that, take in the news that, on the eve of Willie Nelson’s 90th birthday, he and Billy Strings have released their own birthday present to the world — a surprise collaboration called “California Sober,” which, as you might be able to guess from the title, celebrates weed as its own form of moderation. It’s the first song to come out under Strings’ new deal with Reprise Records, after a long run with Rounder. The music video portrays the two collaborators and band members recording their parts individually, although a framing device has Strings getting on a bus — presumably Nelson’s — that is emitting a prolific amount of smoke by the time he exits at the end. Strings, a young neo-bluegrass picker who now sells out shows across the country, is seen with a joint hanging out of his mouth as he pulls off one of the acoustic solos he’s famous for, while wearing a shirt that rhymes “doobie” with “Scooby.” Nelson is not so demonstrative in his choice of cannabis, having reportedly given up smoking for edibles and other lung-protecting variations some years back.

Per the Los Angeles Times, a Southern California police employee molested over 200 children — and he got away with it for over 30 years before he was finally arrested.

Rapper MoneySign Suede has died after he was stabbed in a shower at a California prison, authorities and his attorney said. Jaime Brugada Valdez, 22, of Huntington Park, was found in the shower area of the Correctional Training Facility in Soledad shortly before 10 p.m.Tuesday, according to a statement from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

died Tuesday after he was stabbed in a shower at a California prison, authorities and his attorney said. He was 22. Born Jaime Brugada Valdez, the Huntington Park, California, native died at a prison medical facility after his body was discovered around 10 p.m.

Remember how Blac Chyna admitted on the record last April that she hadn’t been paying her taxes for years?! Yeah, that didn’t just disappear…

Screaming from the rooftops! Bill Hader and Ali Wong didn’t shy away from the cameras — or hide their romance — as they stepped out for a hike on Wednesday, April 19.

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Kim and Khloé Kardashian have visited Los Angeles County’s California State Prison. In partnership with Michael Rubin and REFORM Alliance’s Future Shapers Advisory Council, Khloé and Kim spoke with incarcerated individuals at California State Prison on Monday to learn more about reforming the United States’ prison system.

Lary Simpson, who launched a career in entertainment law at Tri-Star Pictures before leaving legal practice to join older brother Don Simpson in motion picture production, died Jan. 25 of cancer at his home in Noank, Connecticut. He was 77.

Kim Kardashian is ready for a (stylish) battle! The TV personality took inspiration from Kill Bill: Volume 1 for her latest fashion statement.  

Labrinth was joined onstage by Billie Eilish at Coachella 2023 at the weekend (April 15) to perform their new collaboration ‘Never Felt So Alone’. Check out footage and the setlist below.Taking place on the second day of the California festival, the ‘Happier Than Ever’ singer surprised fans by joining Labrinth onstage towards the end of his set to deliver the Finneas co-produced song, which previously premiered on HBO’s hit series, Euphoria.The set marked only the second time that the song has been performed live by the two – following its debut at one of Eilish’s concerts at California’s Kia Forum in December.

Bill Maher and his guests channeled Salt-n-Pepa Friday night on HBO’s Real Time, as the theme of the night was “Let’s Talk About Sex.” Specifically, who is a woman, who has the right to determine a woman’s health and athletic requirements, and whether it’s a smart move to go after Donald Trump over sex-related crimes.

President Joe Biden plans to appoint producer Bruce Cohen and Lady Gaga as the co-chairs of the revived President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities.

Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI), the chairman of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, led a delegation of lawmakers last week for meetings in Hollywood and Silicon Valley, with an eye toward gathering information on how the two California-centric industries interact with Beijing.

Republican Assembly member Bill Essayli, who represents the 63rd District in western Riverside County, introduced Assembly Bill 1314. The bill would give school districts three days to notify parents, in writing, once a school employee learns a student identifies as a gender that doesn’t align with their birth certificate or other official records. For example, asking to be identified by a different gender or participating in sports of the opposite gender. The bill is stuck in the education committee after the chair refused to give the legislation a hearing. Photo: Office of Bill Essayli