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AB 5 Has Lifelong Democrats Voting Red for the First Time

May 18, 2020 8:01 amMay 18, 2020 2:07 pm

Exit polls in the recent CA-25 Congressional race between Democratic Assemblywoman Christy Smith and Republican Mike Garcia revealed a lot of voters voting red as a protest over Assembly Bill 5, the bill authored by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San...

Influenza Pandemic Peer Reviewed Study: ‘There Is No Basis for Quarantine’

May 18, 2020 2:15 amMay 18, 2020 5:35 pm

‘The ordinary surgical mask does little to prevent inhalation of small droplets bearing influenza virus’ A 2006 study on Disease Mitigation Measures in the Control of Pandemic Influenza concluded “there is no basis for recommending quarantine either of groups...

Two Californias: Full Govt. Paychecks vs. Full Unemployment

May 17, 2020 10:19 amMay 17, 2020 10:40 am

A headline today reads, “To soften blow of state worker pay cuts, California might suspend $2,600 health deductions.” Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed reducing state workers’ pay by 10 percent on Thursday in his May Budget revision, as the state faces...

Two Tales of One City: South Lake Tahoe

May 16, 2020 9:55 amMay 16, 2020 9:57 am

Despite that El Dorado County has reopened, the Mayor of South Lake Tahoe is telling tourists to stay away or pay a $1,000 fine. The Tahoe Basin draws millions of visitors each year. With no deaths due to COVID-19 in...

California Democrats Again Kill Fix to AB5

May 15, 2020 10:06 amMay 15, 2020 10:07 am

California’s Senate Republicans introduced a package of bills earlier in the year to fix and/or fully repeal Assembly Bill 5, the bill authored by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) which has limited Californians’ ability to work as independent contractors and freelancers....

Complaint Alleges State HR Office Declined Information Requests to Shield Unions

May 14, 2020 7:15 am

A complaint filed on May 12 against California’s Department of Human Resources seeks to establish whether the agency works for the state residents and taxpayers, or for the powerful labor unions that control most of California’s public employees. Filed in...

Understanding the California Legislative Process

May 14, 2020 2:23 amMay 13, 2020 10:36 pm

Sacramento Lobbyist, attorney and California Globe contributor Chris Micheli has written and compiled many legislative process articles over the years, and has now turned them into a textbook. Micheli, who is also an Adjunct Professor of Law at the University...