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Bill to Address Arbitration Fees and Costs Invoicing

March 10, 2021 11:18 amMarch 10, 2021 11:23 am

Senator Bob Wieckowski D-Fremont) amended his Senate Bill 762 to deal with arbitration fees and costs. The bill would amend Sections 1281.97 and 1281.98 of the Code of Civil Procedure. Section One of the bill would amend CCP Section 1281.97 to specify that,...

Rescuing Public Education in California

March 10, 2021 10:35 amMarch 10, 2021 10:45 am

Depending on who you ask, California’s K-12 system of public education would be doing just fine if taxpayers threw another $30 billion (or more) per year into its insatiable maw; or it is a failed model mostly because the teachers’...

Ric Grenell Tops Recall Rally Straw Poll

March 10, 2021 6:25 amMarch 10, 2021 6:40 am

This weekend supporters of recalling California Governor Gavin Newsom gathered at the State Capitol for a rally, presenting a unique opportunity to find out who our state’s grassroots supporters prefer for a replacement. Although the recall has yet to officially...

CA Lawmakers Slam Gov. Newsom for Business and School, Lockdowns Following State Address

March 9, 2021 10:42 pmMarch 10, 2021 8:52 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom gave his 2021 State of the State address Tuesday evening in Los Angeles, rather than at the State Capitol in Sacramento. Here is what his campaign said about his address, and legislators’ reaction to it. “As California...

California’s ‘My Turn’ Program To Give Early Vaccinations To Vax Site Volunteers

March 9, 2021 7:29 pmMarch 11, 2021 6:31 am

Beginning this week, volunteers for the state’s volunteer ‘My Turn’ program can receive a COVID-19 vaccine for agreeing to help others become vaccinated. Under the guidelines, those who volunteer for four hours or more with My Turn will automatically become...

Tulare County Parents Have Had Enough: Rally to Get Kids Back in School and Sports

March 9, 2021 4:21 pmMarch 9, 2021 10:42 pm

Assemblyman Devon Mathis (R-Visalia) has heard from scores of frustrated and angry parents in Visalia, and throughout Tulare County, after the Visalia Unified School District canceled the football and water polo seasons for the 2020-21 school year, only one day...

AB 95 Mandates 10 Business Days of Unpaid Bereavement Leave

March 9, 2021 2:44 pmMarch 9, 2021 2:51 pm

Assemblyman Evan Low (D-Campbell) introduced his Assembly Bill 95, which would create a bereavement leave program. The bill would add Part 5.7 (commencing with Section 1515) to Division 2 of the Labor Code. Section One of the bill would add...