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Bill to Require State and Local Government Open Meetings to Include Call-In or Online Option

March 23, 2021 4:07 pmMarch 26, 2021 6:47 am

Assembly Members Alex Lee (D-San Jose), and Cristina Garcia (D-Bell Gardens) introduced their Assembly Bill 339 to ensure open meetings of state and local governments. The bill would amend Sections 9027, 54953, 54954.2, 54954.3, 11122.5, 11123, 11125.7 and add Sections...

New Firearm Bill Would Expand Microstamping To All New Law Enforcement Handguns By 2023

March 23, 2021 2:50 pmMarch 26, 2021 6:49 am

On Monday, a bill to require micro-stamping on all handguns carried by law enforcement officers was reintroduced into the Assembly after being heavily amended. Assembly Bill 876, authored by Assemblyman Jesse Gabriel (D-Woodland Hills), would require an extensive addition of...

AB 286 Would Limit Food Delivery Fees to 15 Percent of the Purchase Price

March 23, 2021 11:45 amMarch 26, 2021 6:50 am

On March 22, Assembly Members Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) and Alex Lee (D-San Jose) amended their Assembly Bill 286 to limit charges by food delivery platforms. The bill would amend Section 22598 and add Sections 22599.1, 22599.5, and 22599.6 to,...

California Wealth Tax Proposed in Constitutional Amendment

March 23, 2021 11:23 amMarch 26, 2021 6:48 am

On March 22, Assembly Members Alex Lee, Wendy Carrillo, Lorena Gonzalez, Miguel Santiago, Ash Kalra, Luz Rivas, and Mark Stone introduced Assembly Constitutional Amendment 8 to propose a wealth tax to be placed before the voters. Officially, ACA 8 is...

Reporting to be Required for ‘Platform Companies’ Under SB 388

March 23, 2021 10:13 amMarch 26, 2021 6:50 am

On March 22, State Senator Henry Stern amended his Senate Bill 388 to address content management by platform companies. The bill would add Section 1798.138 to the Civil Code. Section One of the bill would state the intent of the...

California’s Legal Pot Industry is Biggest in the World, with Sacramento Ground Zero

March 23, 2021 8:33 amMarch 25, 2021 10:36 am

California’s legal recreational and medicinal cannabis industry is not only “the biggest government-sanctioned market in the nation,” but also the “biggest legal marijuana market in the world,” a new report issued by the Governmental Accountability Institute says. Individual cannabis permits...

LA Teachers Union Votes To Return To In-Person Instruction In April

March 23, 2021 6:58 amMarch 25, 2021 10:35 am

The United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA), the teachers union for the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), voted by a vast majority to return to in-class instruction beginning next month. They held out until Sunday before taking the vote to...