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Sen. Pan Jamming Gov. Newsom on Vaccine Exemption Bill?

September 4, 2019 12:38 pmSeptember 5, 2019 2:35 pm

Not once did Sen. Pan ever acknowledge or address vaccine-injured children. Is it civil discourse to force people to a lifetime of disability? The question was posed by a Capitol staffer while Senate Bill 276, to eliminate most physicians vaccine...

California Legislature Attempting to Unionize Ride-share Companies

September 3, 2019 1:55 pmSeptember 4, 2019 8:13 am

Smartphone apps for Uber, Lyft, and other ride-share and delivery services have revolutionized car services, allowing riders to order a car hire or a gourmet meal through a smart phone. This free market response to the heavily regulated, unionized and...

Federal Judge Rules on San Francisco Settlement to Eliminate Cash Bail Ahead of 2020 Ballot Initiative

September 1, 2019 9:01 amSeptember 4, 2019 8:55 am

Once again, officials in California are taking the law into their own hands. San Francisco Sheriff Vicki Hennessy and national law nonprofit Equal Justice Under Law have reached a settlement to eliminate the cash bail schedule in San Francisco. The...

Protests and Near-Arrests in Assembly Appropriations When SB 276 is Passed on Party Lines Ahead of Hearing

August 30, 2019 2:28 pmAugust 30, 2019 2:28 pm

Despite threats of arrests by the California Highway Patrol, opponents of SB 276 by Sen. Richard Pan (D-Sacramento) who attended the Assembly Appropriations Committee hearing Friday at the California State Capitol, stood on chairs and voiced their opposition to the...

California Ride-share Gig Companies Facing Takeover by Labor Unions

August 30, 2019 7:43 amAugust 30, 2019 2:29 pm

Three major Gig companies, Uber, Lyft and Doordash promised Thursday to take the fight to unionize their independent contractor drivers to voters, by committing $60 million to fund a California ballot initiative in 2020, unless lawmakers allow independent contracting employment...

California Supreme Court Is Implementing Bail Reform Act Prior to 2020 Ballot Initiative

August 29, 2019 7:45 amAugust 30, 2019 7:43 am

The California Supreme Court has already started to implement the policies of Senate Bill 10, The California Bail Reform Act, which would have taken effect on Oct. 1, 2019, and eliminates the cash bail system. But they jumped the gun....

Leaving California: Interviews With Californians Who Moved To Greener Pastures, Part VII

August 28, 2019 7:26 pmSeptember 16, 2019 6:33 am

‘The stress level for running a business in Nevada is much lower.’ What could possibly make someone leave Fullerton, California for a move to Henderson, Nevada? According to our latest interview on Leaving California, “they wanted us.” Everyone is...