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San Francisco Power Broker Willie Brown Jilts Kamala Harris for Hillary Clinton

October 31, 2019 6:11 amOctober 31, 2019 6:12 am

As the powerful Speaker of the California Assembly from 1980 to 1995, Willie Brown gave a BMW to his girlfriend Kamala Harris, 30 years his junior, and appointed Harris to the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board and the Medical Assistance Commission....

Governor Newsom Announces New Partnerships To Aid Vulnerable During Planned Power Outages

October 30, 2019 9:24 pmOctober 30, 2019 9:26 pm

After a tumultuous month where planned power outages by PG&E caused thousands of elderly, poor, and disabled residents to suffer in Northern California, Governor Gavin Newsom announced a new partnership among numerous organizations and cities with the intent to alleviate...

How Federal Intervention Can Ease California’s Homeless Crisis

October 30, 2019 7:25 pmOctober 31, 2019 12:05 pm

By Edward Ring and Soledad Ursua On October 24, Curbed LA reported that the Los Angeles City Council unanimously voted to provide an additional $24 million in homeless housing bonds to “repurpose a building (207) on the Veterans Affairs campus in West Los...

Lyft, Uber, and Doordash Gather Support For Proposition To Alter New Independent Contractor Law

October 30, 2019 5:30 pmOctober 31, 2019 6:01 am

A proposed law funded by rideshare companies Lyft, Uber, and Doordash started signature gathering Tuesday. The law would alter AB 5, a bill signed into law last month by Governor Gavin Newsom that severely limits Californians who work as independent...

California Law Prevails As NCAA Agrees To Allow Student Athletes To Be Compensated

October 30, 2019 3:55 pmOctober 30, 2019 7:28 pm

Less than two months after California passed a law allowing collegiate student athletes in California to be compensated for their image, likeness, or name being used, the NCAA has announced that it will be allowed nationwide. Initially the NCAA vowed...

Petition To Increase Property Taxes For Commercial And Industrial Property Underway In California

October 30, 2019 6:04 amOctober 30, 2019 6:08 am

Signature gathering began Sunday for a proposition that would increase taxes for commercial and industrial properties in California. Currently state law follows the language of Proposition 13, a 1978 law that can only raise the value of a property by...

Managing a Successful Government Affairs Program and Contract Lobbyists

October 30, 2019 5:45 amOctober 31, 2019 5:54 am

Managing a successful government affairs program requires managing multiple component parts of an organization focused on advocating the interests of a company, labor union, or trade association. It is similar to being the campaign manager of a political campaign or...