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Gov. Newsom’s 2020 Budget, ‘Unprecedented, Historic,’ ‘Once-in-a-Generation’

January 11, 2020 9:30 amJanuary 12, 2020 8:38 am

We’re over ‘California derangement syndrome’ ~Gov. Gavin Newsom Governor Gavin Newsom’s 2020 budget plans to increase overall spending to a historic high of $222 billion. Newsom’s original 2019 budget was $209 billion budget, an $8 billion, four percent increase from...

CA Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez Taking Heat for Bill Killing Independent and Freelance Jobs

December 30, 2019 9:28 amDecember 30, 2019 11:27 am

‘AB 5 is how you build a dependent, enslaved workforce, a workforce that eventually becomes institutionalized, which then evolves into an unabashed socialist way of life. An institution not chosen by the people, but one forced upon them by legislation.’...

CA Senate Passes AB 5 Despite Pleas From Independent Businesses

September 10, 2019 10:45 pmSeptember 11, 2019 8:44 pm

‘This bill is the union caucus’ main event of the year.’ The California State Senate approved Assembly Bill 5 by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) late on Tuesday evening, which most say will serve to significantly limit Californians’ ability...

Gov. Newsom Touts Largest Tax Revenue Windfall in CA History in Budget, and Highest Spending

May 9, 2019 4:51 pmMay 10, 2019 10:43 pm

“The state is flush, but school districts aren’t. Why isn’t the state allocating more to the kids, cities and counties that are still having a difficult time?” – Sen. John Moorlach Gov. Gavin Newsom released his revised budget Thursday,...

Democrats Try Shackling Californians to A Desk

April 24, 2019 2:52 amApril 24, 2019 12:49 pm

California has never shied away from creating a solution without a problem or breaking a system that isn’t broken. And, it’s done it again. Last year, the California Supreme Court created a new test that will force many independent contractors...