Sen. Wiener’s Psychedelic Drug Decriminalization Bill Skips Crucial Committee Vote, Heads Straight To Senate
A bill t0 decriminalize plant-based psychedelic drugs was moved directly to the Senate without a vote in the Senate Appropriations…
Nordstrom, Saks Off Fifth Announce They Are Leaving San Francisco
High-end department stores Nordstrom and Saks Off Fifth became the latest retail stores to vacate San Francisco on Tuesday, with…
Sen. Seyarto Announces Constitutional Amendment to Repeal California’s ‘Death Tax’
Tuesday morning, Senator Kelly Seyarto (R-Murrieta) held a press conference at the State Capitol introducing Senate Constitutional Amendment 4, to…
Motions on Bills in Legislative Committees
In recent weeks, two questions have arisen regarding motions on bills in policy and fiscal committees in the California Legislature.…
Writers Guild Of America Strike Begins
The Writers Guild of America (WGA), the union representing writers in film, television, radio, news, and online media, began a…
Free State California: Reparations Panel Says State Owes $1.2M to Black Residents
Despite that California was never a slave state, the San Francisco reparations committee recently announced a proposal to pay each…
Proposed Constitutional Amendment on Workers’ Rights
On May 1, Senate Constitutional Amendment (SCA) 7 was introduced by Senator Tom Umberg (D-Santa Ana), along with seven Senate…
AG Rob Bonta, State of CA Sue Elk Grove Over Alleged Affordable Housing Law Violations
Attorney General Rob Bonta announced on Monday that he, Governor Gavin Newsom, and the California Department of Housing and Community…
Los Angeles County Begins County-Wide Single-Use Plastics Ban In Restaurants
The Los Angeles county-wide ban on single-use plastics in restaurants, such as in to-go containers, cups, dishes and cutlery, began…
Is Julie Su’s ICE Agent Ban Coming Back to Haunt?
In 2017, then-California Labor Commissioner Julie Su issued an order barring agents of the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)…