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SB 335: Workers’ Compensation Payment Penalties

March 22, 2021 10:47 amMarch 22, 2021 10:59 am

On March 10, 2021, State Senator David Cortese (D-Santa Clara) amended his Senate Bill 335 related to workers’ compensation payment penalties. The bill previously made non-substantive changes to Section 5814. This bill would amend Sections 3212.86, 3212.87, 3212.88, 3761, and...

CA Dept. of Ed: Only Way to Teach Students Ethnic Studies is to Indoctrinate Them

March 22, 2021 7:05 amMarch 26, 2021 6:52 am

Despite the controversy and outrage of parents and educators across the state, last week the California Board of Education approved a statewide ethnic studies curriculum for high schools, known as Critical Race Theory Curriculum, with board members voting unanimously 11-0...

Woke Culture Breaking Point: Boys who Identify as Girls Allowed to Compete in Girls Sports

March 21, 2021 10:56 am

A woman on Twitter recently asked “What was your woke-culture breaking point?” It’s a really interesting question, and the answers she received were outstanding. My woke culture breaking point was being told that boys who identify as girls must be...

New Climate Change Disclosures Target ‘Commercial Development of Fossil Fuels’

March 20, 2021 8:36 amMarch 20, 2021 8:38 am

On March 18, Assembly members Jesse Gabriel (D-Woodland Hills) and Steve Bennett (D-Santa Barbara) amended their Assembly Bill 766 dealing with corporate disclosures of climate change information. The bill would add Section 38537 to the Health and Safety Code. The bill...

CA Universal Basic Income Program to be funded by a Personal Income Tax increase

March 19, 2021 6:55 amMarch 19, 2021 7:00 am

On March 18, Assemblyman Evan Low (D-Campbell) amended his Assembly Bill 65 to create a Universal Basic Income (UBI) Program to be funded by a Personal Income Tax (PIT) increase. The bill would add Section 17044 and Chapter 2.5 (commencing...

CDCR Sued By Family Of Prisoner Who Died From COVID-19

March 19, 2021 2:44 amMarch 18, 2021 8:45 pm

The family of a prisoner who died of COVD-19 while serving time in San Quentin State Prison filed a wrongful death lawsuit this week against the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). According to the lawsuit, Danny Ruiz, a...

AG Becerra Intervenes In San Diego County Housing Development Case Over Wildfire Concerns

March 18, 2021 7:43 pm

On Wednesday, outgoing California Attorney General Xavier Becerra filed motions in the lawsuits over San Diego County’s approval over the 36 square mile Otay Ranch development site. The Otay Ranch development, which would add over 3,000 single family residential units,...