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California’s Population Fell By 182,000 in 2020 According to New Department of Finance Study

May 8, 2021 2:20 amMay 10, 2021 1:14 pm

According to a new report released Friday by the California Department of Finance, California’s population fell by 182,000 people last year, the state’s first yearly population loss since first becoming a state in 1850. The overall growth rate of -0.46%...

Appellate Court Rules in Favor of CalSavers Retirement Program

May 7, 2021 3:45 pmMay 10, 2021 8:32 am

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Thursday that CalSavers, an automatic retirement savings fund for those not offered a 401(k) or pension in California, would not be shut down. CalSavers was created by the state in 2017 as...

Remote Learning Reimbursement Bill Unanimously Passes Senate Committee

May 7, 2021 10:49 am

A bill that would give as much as $2,250 in tax credits to help reimburse parents for added virtual learning costs in the past year unanimously passed the Senate Governance and Finance Committee 5-0 on Thursday. Senate Bill 610, authored...

San Francisco To Reallocate $3.75 Million From SFPD Budget to Black-Owned Businesses in City

May 7, 2021 2:36 amMarch 22, 2022 11:39 am

San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced on Wednesday that $3.75 million of the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) budget would be redirected to black-owned businesses in the city. The reinvestment by the Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD) and...

Secretary of State Releases Final Recall Petition Signature Report

May 6, 2021 2:57 pmMay 6, 2021 2:59 pm

The California Secretary of State’s office released a final recall petition report on Wednesday, showing that a total of 1,719,943 valid signatures were verified out of 2,161,349 signatures submitted two months ago – just under an 80% validation rate. According...

Truckers Request Appellate Court Rehearing Over AB 5 Ruling

May 6, 2021 11:14 amMarch 22, 2022 11:39 am

The California Trucking Association announced on Wednesday that they are requesting a rehearing over last weeks Appellate Court ruling over having truckers no longer being exempt from the AB 5 worker classification law. Press play to hear a narrated version...

Assembly Subcommittee Rejects Gov. Newsom Proposal to Create/Replace EDD With New Agency

May 6, 2021 2:13 amMay 7, 2021 3:45 pm

The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on State Administration unanimously rejected a proposal by the Governor on Tuesday that would create a new working conditions agency, favoring instead more improvements at the Employment Development Department (EDD). The meeting was the first time...