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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Many New California Laws Taking Effect in 2020

December 26, 2019 12:00 pmDecember 28, 2019 7:45 am

The new year is almost here, and in addition to a presidential election year, 2020 is ringing in a bevy of new laws – some good, some bad, and some ugly. Californians will see another minimum wage increase, an overhaul...

PG&E Settlement Passes on Wildfire Costs Increases to Ratepayers

December 24, 2019 7:33 amDecember 24, 2019 8:56 am

Fifty years ago in 1969, more than 30 million people in theNortheast suffered one of the largest power outages in U.S. history. Everything went dark. The blackout lasted 13 hours for many. The blackout spread from New York to Massachusetts,...

Eric Trump: California House Democrats Like Pelosi and Swalwell ‘Showboating’ While Trump Campaign Raking in Millions

December 19, 2019 11:39 am

‘In 60 days, Trump Victory has 600,000 new donors, people who never once contributed to a political party.’ Prior to the final vote on Articles of Impeachment Wednesday, a conference call with Eric Trump of the Trump Victory team...

As Fifth Circuit Court Strikes Down Affordable Care Act, Gov. Gavin Newsom Drills Down on Single Payer

December 19, 2019 8:05 amDecember 19, 2019 8:13 am

As a three-judge panel with the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the Affordable Care Act (ACA)’s individual mandate this week, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced he will pursue single payer for California. To enact a single-payer system, California...

California’s Independent Contractors Are About to Become Dependent Employees – or Unemployed

December 17, 2019 5:15 pmDecember 19, 2019 8:26 am

‘AB 5 conflicts with federal law by excessively burdening interstate commerce.’ UPDATE below. A recent bill signed into law is already changing the employment status of millions of California workers. Assembly Bill 5, passed mostly on party lines in the...

Adam Schiff is a ‘Low Rent Clown’ Says Opponent Eric Early

December 17, 2019 7:24 amDecember 19, 2019 8:43 am

Republican congressional candidate Eric Early says Rep. Adam Schiff has passed his prime and needs to be ousted. “The IG report painted Schiff as the total liar he is,” Eric Early told the California Globe. “He thinks he is morally...

Governor: More Federal Spending on Housing Will Fix California’s Homeless Epidemic

December 16, 2019 9:44 amDecember 17, 2019 12:00 pm

‘California cannot spend its way out of this problem using Federal funds.’ “More people are sleeping on sidewalks in Sacramento – even as federal spending rises,” the Sacramento Bee reported Monday. “Federal lawmakers say they understand the gravity of...