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New Bill Requiring Businesses to Disclose Personal Information Used for Political Purposes

February 24, 2021 7:41 amFebruary 24, 2021 7:54 am

On February 19, Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) introduced Senate Bill 746 related to the use of personal information for political purposes. The bill would amend Section 1798.130 of, and add Section 1798.111 to, the Civil Code. Section One of the...

Final Net Neutrality Lawsuit Against California Halted By District Court Judge

February 23, 2021 8:35 pmFebruary 24, 2021 11:17 am

On Tuesday, U.S. District Court Judge John Mendez denied a request from telecommunication companies to block California’s net neutrality law, allowing the state to enforce it after a three year wait. The three year battle over California’s law began in...

Gov. Newsom’s $100 Million COVID Lab Has Trouble Again with ‘Significant Deficiencies’

February 23, 2021 1:19 pmFebruary 25, 2021 9:17 am

In August 2020, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that a “Twindemic” would be upon us soon with COVID and the flu season in the fall, at the same time he announced a new partnership with PerkinElmer, Inc. a diagnostic company, to...

Proposed ‘Excise Tax’ Intentional Effort to Subvert the Will of California Voters?

February 22, 2021 4:42 pmFebruary 23, 2021 8:06 am

One of the newly proposed bills is Assembly Bill 1199 by Assemblyman Mike Gipson (D-Carson), to impose an annual excise tax for the privilege of renting or leasing out qualified property, as the Globe reported Friday. Our first reaction was this...

California Senate Suspends 30-Day-in-Print Rule

February 22, 2021 2:58 pmFebruary 23, 2021 8:09 am

The California State Senate voted Monday, February 22, to suspend the “30-day in print” rule contained in the state Constitution, for the 2021 Legislative Session, as the Globe reported Friday. That rule requires bills to be in print for 30...

Controversial San Francisco Renaming Plan Put On Hold

February 22, 2021 2:46 pm

On Sunday, San Francisco School Board President Gabriela Lopez announced that the controversial Board plan to rename 44 schools would be put on hold until classes fully resume. In late January, the board voted 5-1 to rename public schools in...

Gov. Newsom’s Cruel, Indefinite Lockdown of Californians 340 Days Later

February 22, 2021 8:00 amFebruary 23, 2021 2:39 pm

The statewide confusion and anger over California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s coronavirus lockdown vs. re-opening orders has only heightened with every day this drags on. It was March 4, 2020 when we were told to shelter in place for two weeks...