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Sending or Withdrawing Bills from the Floor

March 13, 2020 2:16 amMarch 12, 2020 8:10 pm

In the California Legislature, generally committees deal with legislation before passing measures to the Floor of either the Assembly or Senate. However, there are rare instances where legislators choose to return a bill to committee when it is pending on...

Uber and Postmates Appeal District Court’s AB 5 Preliminary Injunction Refusal

March 12, 2020 7:43 pmMay 14, 2020 10:37 am

Uber and Postmates issued an appeal on Tuesday against Los Angeles District Court Judge Dolly M. Gee’s February refusal to temporarily stop AB 5. The appeal comes after the rideshare and delivery companies decided to pivot their preliminary injunction reasoning from...

Perspective on Influenza and the Coronavirus

March 12, 2020 7:08 pmMarch 12, 2020 8:08 pm

So far this year, there have been at least 9.7 million cases of the flu (influenza), at least 87,000 flu-related hospitalization, and up to 12,000 deaths, according to the CDC. The California Department of Public Health is so busy...

San Jose Councilwoman Fined for Not Naming Donors, Not Filing Contribution Reports

March 12, 2020 5:32 pmMarch 13, 2020 9:52 am

On Wednesday, San Jose Councilwoman Magdalena Carrasco was fined $3,000 by the California Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) for failing to give information on 76 donors and neglecting a deadline on filing campaign donor forms. According to the report, the...

Lawsuit May End Most Personalized License Plate Restrictions

March 12, 2020 1:40 pm

Earlier this week, a lawsuit filed at a San Francisco federal court is seeking an end to most personalized ‘vanity’ license plate restrictions. In the lawsuit filed by the Pacific Legal Foundation on behalf of Paul “Chris” Ogilvie and several...

UPDATED: California Gov. Newsom Calls For All Public Gatherings To Be Canceled

March 12, 2020 7:41 amMarch 13, 2020 2:56 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday that California public health officials issued a policy on gatherings slow the spread of COVID-19, and determined that gatherings should be postponed or canceled across the state until at least the end of March. “Non-essential...

FBI Raid on San Luis Obispo County Government Center

March 12, 2020 6:38 amMarch 12, 2020 7:15 am

UPDATE below: The FBI served a search warrant on San Luis Obispo County officials Wednesday morning at the County Government Center. California Globe spoke to County Supervisor Lynn Compton, but Compton was in Sacramento at the time, and did not...