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Senator Announces Push Pilot Program for Farmworker Vaccines in California

January 22, 2021 9:12 pmJanuary 22, 2021 9:17 pm

On Friday, Senator Anna Caballero (D-Salinas) announced a pilot program proposal that would ensure that farmworkers would receive the coronavirus vaccine and would not be left behind. According to the plan being touted by Senator Caballero and other legislators, delivery...

Eviction Moratorium Extensions Dominate Legislative Talks in Legislature’s Return

January 12, 2021 2:05 amJanuary 12, 2021 12:27 pm

On Monday, amid a return of Senators and Assembly members to Sacramento, lawmakers are seeking to fast track one of two bills to extend the eviction moratorium before it expires on January 31st. In his budget proposal released Friday, Governor...

California’s Small Business Hiring Credit Taking Applications

December 1, 2020 11:15 amDecember 1, 2020 11:17 am

At the end of the 2020 Legislative Session, Senate Bill (SB) 1447, jointly authored by Senators Steve Bradford and Anna Caballero, as well as Assembly Member Sabrina Cervantes, was passed and signed into law to create a tax credit for...

Gov. Newsom Signs Three Small Business Related Bills

September 10, 2020 2:12 amSeptember 9, 2020 9:17 pm

On Wednesday, Governor Gavin Newsom signed 3 bills into law aimed at assisting small businesses and construction in California. Three bills signed by Gov. Newsom Senate Bill 1447, authored by Senator Steven Bradford (D-Gardena), was the first bill signed on...

Gov. Newsom Signs Bill Extending Eviction Moratorium Until January 31st

September 1, 2020 7:09 pm

On Monday, during a marathon legislative session and only hours before the statewide eviction moratorium was scheduled to end, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into a law a bill extending the moratorium until January 31, 2021. The Tenant, Homeowner, and Small...

Family Leave Expansion Bill Passes Senate

July 3, 2020 8:15 pm

On Thursday, the Senate passed a bill that would expand the number of companies who have to allow up to 12 weeks of job-protected time off for extended family leave. 12 weeks of leave for those in smaller businesses Senate...

Senator Wiener Introduces ‘SB 50 Lite’ Housing Bill to End Single-Family Zoning in CA

May 22, 2020 5:37 pmMay 22, 2020 5:40 pm

On Thursday, final amendments were made to Senate Bill 902, which would effectively end almost all single-family zoning in California. A ‘lighter’ SB 50 SB 902, written by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) was designed as a ‘lighter SB 50‘,...