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AB 995 Increases Sick Leave

March 9, 2021 7:59 amMarch 11, 2021 5:20 am

Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) introduced her Assembly Bill 995 dealing with the accrual and use of paid sick days. This bill would amend Section 246 of the Labor Code. Existing law provides three days of paid sick leave for...

Intentional Theft of Wages May be Punished as Grand Theft Under CA Penal Code

March 9, 2021 2:30 amMarch 8, 2021 9:32 pm

Assembly Member Lorena Gonzalez introduced her Assembly Bill 1003 to make certain wage theft a crime. The bill would add Section 487m to the Penal Code. The bill would specify that the intentional theft of wages may be punished as...

Sen. Bernie Sanders and National Democratic Party Leaders Denounce California Recall

March 9, 2021 2:22 amMarch 9, 2021 6:39 am

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and Democratic leaders spoke out against the recall of California Governor Gavin Newsom following the recall campaign’s Sunday announcement of collecting nearly 2 million signatures. Since late last year, the RecallGavin2020 campaign has quickly gained in...

LA Teachers Union Votes To Not Return To In-Class Learning Until They Receive Vaccinations

March 8, 2021 6:01 pm

United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA), the teachers union of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), announced over the weekend that all teachers would not be returning to classrooms unless their demands were met, potentially costing the LAUSD millions in...

AB 5 Exemption Bill For Seasonal Live Theater Workers Given New Committee Assignment

March 8, 2021 2:52 pm

An Assembly bill that would fracture AB 5 worker classifications by adding an exemption for seasonal live theater workers was assigned to the Assembly Labor and Employment Committee over the weekend. Assembly Bill 1227, authored by Marc Levine (D –...

Will Moorlach Overcome Anti-Party Group on Tuesday?

March 7, 2021 6:32 amMarch 7, 2021 6:09 am

The California Republican Party, down but not out, in recent years realized only unity could lead to victory against the ruthless and repressive Democratic dominance. The resurgence began under state party Chairman Jim Brulte, and commendably has continued under current...

Objections to Desalination are Shopworn, Discredited Cliches

March 7, 2021 2:11 amMarch 6, 2021 9:30 pm

Anyone who still thinks that the Huntington Beach desalination plant poses a significant threat to the environment should ask themselves: Why would Governor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat who depends on donors that never saw an environmentalist overreach they didn’t like,...