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LA City Council Committee Recommends End to Eviction Moratorium For January 2023

September 29, 2022 4:38 pm

The Los Angeles City Council Ad Hoc Committee on COVID-19 Recovery and Neighborhood Investment voted 4-0 on Wednesday on a recommendation to end all remaining eviction moratoriums in the city no later than January 31, 2023. Since 2020, landlords have fought...

Assemblywoman Mia Bonta Refuses Debate With Opponent, Claims She Is ‘Unavailable’

September 29, 2022 1:37 pmSeptember 30, 2022 3:57 pm

Assemblywoman Mia Bonta (D-Alameda) refused to a debate with her opponent, Mindy Pechenuk, on Thursday, becoming the latest in high-profile incumbent refusing to enter debates only weeks before the election. Throughout September, debates have been pursued by many GOP candidates...

Gov. Newsom Allocates $200M for Abortion Travel & Care, Legalizes Infanticide

September 29, 2022 8:10 am

Come to California, visit our “misty Northern California redwood forests to sun-kissed Southern California beaches,” and get an abortion… or commit infanticide if you’re 9 months along. It’s now legal in California. The Governor who shut down California’s beaches and legendary...

How Many Bills Historically Get Introduced in the California Legislature?

September 29, 2022 8:00 amSeptember 29, 2022 7:02 am

Over the past decade, the California Legislature, and its 120 legislators, introduce between 1,900 and 2,500 bills per year, each year of the 2-year legislative session. While fewer than 50 additional bills get introduced after the deadline (e.g., due to...

SB 851 Signed by Gov. Newsom: Small Business Relief Act

September 29, 2022 6:21 amSeptember 29, 2022 6:30 am

On September 28, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 851 by Senator Anthony Portantino (D-La Canada-Flintridge), California’s effort to work around the federal government’s limitation of $10,000 on deducting state and local taxes on one’s federal return. SB 851 modifies...

Legal Reform is Necessary to Incentivize Corrections, Not Lawsuits

September 29, 2022 2:50 amSeptember 28, 2022 4:16 pm

In recent years, California businesses have been increasingly targeted with costly lawsuits forcing many to make substantial changes to their operations, often with a significant impact on our local economy. By creating a litigious climate of uncertainty, many struggle to...

Homeless Advocates Sue San Francisco To End Homeless Encampment Sweeps

September 29, 2022 2:20 amSeptember 28, 2022 8:54 pm

A lawsuit by a coalition of homeless advocates was filed by the ACLU and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area against the City and County of San Francisco on Wednesday. The lawsuit, filed in...