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Judge tosses Cardiff school rebuild lawsuit
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By Caitlin Steinberg
ENCINITAS — A district court judge dismissed a local group’s lawsuit and subsequent court-ordered preliminary injunction last week, ending a year-long string of legal battles over Cardiff School District’s rebuild of Cardiff Elementary School. According to court proceedings, the order “declines supplemental jurisdiction, dismisses without prejudice [Save the Park’s] fifth and sixth causes of action, dissolves the preliminary injunction entered by Judge Burs on July 24 and denies the permanent injunction requested by [Save the Park against Cardiff School District.]” In addition, Judge Todd W. Robinson acknowledged the district “remains under the law… and the Settlement Agreement to refrain
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Carlsbad advances Right to Recall ordinance for hotel workers By Steve Puterski
CARLSBAD — Workers at five Carlsbad hotels can expect their jobs to be secure despite furloughs as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. During its Nov. 17 meeting, the Carlsbad City Council approved 3-1 to draft a Right to Recall emergency ordinance requiring hotels with more than 200 rooms to hire back those employTHE CARLSBAD City Council will draft an ordinance requiring ees who were furloughed hotels with more than 200 rooms to hire back employees after March 4. No other industries or employees workwho were furloughed after March 4. Photo by Steve Puterski
ing in the city are included in the proposed ordinance. The item was brought forward by Councilwoman Priya Bhat-Patel after the City of San Diego passed a nearly identical ordinance in September. San Diego’s ordinance, which is set to expire next month, is also being challenged in court. Bhat-Patel said it is an effort to protect furloughed employees with seniority, specifically women of color, who may be fired in the wake of the pandemic or
rehired at lower wages and fewer benefits. “Doing something for them to have a sense of security,” Bhat-Patel said. “Most hotels may be playing by the rules, but this is a safeguard. The sense of urgency is we want to make sure folks don’t continue to lose their jobs.” The language of the ordinance was crafted by a number of labor unions, according to a review of those ordinances and language presented in the Carlsbad
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staff report citing Molly Chase, chief of staff for San Diego Councilman Chris Ward. The copycat legislation has been approved by the cities of San Diego, Oakland and Long Beach, along with the city and county of Los Angeles. Bhat-Patel, Councilwoman Cori Schumacher and Councilwoman-elect Teresa Acosta, who will be sworn in on Dec. 8 to rep-
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