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California Assembly Proposes Remote Attendance and Voting

May 25, 2020 3:17 pmMay 25, 2020 3:24 pm

ACA 25 would allow the Legislature to restrict the public’s physical access to any legislative proceeding ‘if such access is not practical under the circumstances of the state of emergency or due to the manner in which the proceeding is...

Uber Exception to AB5 Slated For November Ballot

May 25, 2020 10:09 amMay 25, 2020 7:38 am

California voters can vote this November on a ballot initiative that would exclude Uber and all app drivers from the AB5 law that compels companies to treat independent contractors as employees with all attendant benefits. Secretary of State Alex Padilla...

What Autocrat, Dictator or Tyrant has Ever Willingly Given Up One-Man Rule?

May 25, 2020 2:10 amMay 25, 2020 6:54 am

The Legislature recessed and left town, leaving Californians with Gov. Newsom and his newly found powers. Under California’s state-of-emergency rules, on March 4, in response to the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Gavin Newsom was the first governor to declare a...

Overview of Gov. Newsom’s Retroactive ‘Revenue Raising Proposals’ in the May Budget Revise

May 24, 2020 4:01 pmMay 24, 2020 4:09 pm

As part of his May Budget Revision (the “May Revise”), Governor Newsom proposed several “revenue raising solutions.” The Governor’s Department of Finance has just released the proposed budget trailer bill language to implement this revenue raisers. The first proposal is...

Senator Wiener Introduces ‘SB 50 Lite’ Housing Bill to End Single-Family Zoning in CA

May 22, 2020 5:37 pmMay 22, 2020 5:40 pm

On Thursday, final amendments were made to Senate Bill 902, which would effectively end almost all single-family zoning in California. A ‘lighter’ SB 50 SB 902, written by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) was designed as a ‘lighter SB 50‘,...

Controversial Home Mortage Deduction Cap Bill Withdrawn in Assembly

May 21, 2020 4:30 pmMay 21, 2020 7:26 pm

On Tuesday, the divisive Assembly Bill 1905, which would have limited mortgage interest deductions (MIDs) on primary and secondary homes to fund homeless programs, was withdrawn only hours before it was scheduled to be heard during the Assembly Housing and...

Bill That Increases Hate Crime Training For Police Passes Committee

May 21, 2020 2:10 pm

On Wednesday, a bill that would have the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) create new hate crime training measures for law enforcement officers was passed unanimously 8 to 0 by the Assembly Public Safety Committee. Increased hate...