Less than 1: PM Edition, September 3

This evening on Less than 1: Uber must face questions over the timing of its expanded driver background checks, North Bay fire litigation moves closer to an end, and a judge tosses privacy claims against Adobe over online tracking. Also: a U.S. judge bars the EPA's effort to send California vehicle emissions rules to Congress, and LA Mayor Karen Bass is asked to testify to Congress for a fraud hearing on federal homelessness dollars.

Stories mentioned in this episode:

Uber must face questions over timing of expanded driver background checks
https://dailyjournal.com/articles/394144-uber-must-face-questions-over-timing-of-expanded-driver-background-checks

North Bay fire litigation moves closer to an end
https://dailyjournal.com/articles/394150-north-bay-fire-litigation-moves-closer-to-an-end

Judge tosses privacy claims against Adobe over online tracking
https://dailyjournal.com/articles/394143-judge-tosses-privacy-claims-against-adobe-over-online-tracking

(Reuters) US judge bars EPA effort to send California vehicle emissions rules to Congress
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/us-judge-bars-epa-effort-send-california-vehicle-emissions-rules-congress-2026-09-03/

(LAist) LA Mayor Karen Bass asked to testify to Congress for fraud hearing on federal homelessness dollars
https://laist.com/news/housing-homelessness/la-mayor-karen-bass-called-to-testify-to-congress-for-fraud-hearing-on-federal-homelessness-dollars