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California Nurses Union Plans Holiday Strike Over PPE Shortage

December 17, 2020 2:12 pmDecember 17, 2020 2:30 pm

On December 14, 2020, nurses’ union SEIU Local 121RN, which represents nearly 2,000 workers across three hospitals in Southern California, threatened a 10-day strike, from December 24 to January 3. Union leadership claims the three hospitals “aggressively rationed personal protective...

Abe Lincoln, George Washington, Teddy Roosevelt, and Dianne Feinstein On San Francisco School District Naughty List

December 17, 2020 12:31 pmDecember 17, 2020 12:39 pm

The San Francisco Unified School District “is planning to rename a school named after Abraham Lincoln because the former president did not demonstrate that ‘black lives mattered to him.” President Abraham Lincoln, considered one of the greatest U.S. Presidents in...

Complaint Alleges Long Beach Police Officers Were Involved in ‘Super-spreader Event’

December 16, 2020 9:16 pm

Earlier this week, Long Beach community groups filed a complaint against the Long Beach Police Department (LBPD) charging that the LBPD willingly hosted a large COVID-19 super-spreader event in early November. The complaint, filed by the People of Long Beach...

Assembly Bill 108: Limiting the Governor’s Emergency Powers

December 16, 2020 3:01 pmDecember 18, 2020 5:29 am

Introduced on December 16 by Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham, Assembly Bill 108 would limit the Governor’s emergency orders and regulations under the California Emergency Services Act (CESA). AB 108 would amend Government Code Section 8567. AB 108 would permit an order...

Lawsuit Against Mark Zuckerberg over $500M ‘Dark Money’ Contribution Enabling 2020 Election Fraud

December 16, 2020 2:07 pmDecember 16, 2020 2:49 pm

Mark Serrano, President of ProActive Communications, announced Wednesday a new lawsuit is to be filed by attorneys at the Amistad Project of the Thomas More Society against Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, over the $500 million of “dark money” he spent...

Using Model or Uniform Acts for Bill Drafting

December 16, 2020 6:13 amDecember 16, 2020 9:38 am

When drafting new laws in California, sometimes interest groups and those drafting legislation may turn to model laws or uniform acts. They also may review similar laws adopted by the federal government or other states. As you might imagine, there...

Concerned Citizens Shout Down COVID Penalties at Sacramento County Supervisors Meeting

December 16, 2020 2:57 amDecember 15, 2020 8:50 pm

When you consider adjectives to describe what a county board of supervisors meeting is, exciting probably isn’t the first that comes to mind. The Dec. 8, Sacramento County Board of Supervisors meeting, however, proved an exception to the rule when...