Tag: Anthony Rendon
Bill To Give Employees Additional Two Weeks COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Passes Legislature
A bill that would once again give employees an additional two weeks of supplemental paid sick leave for COVID-19, COVID-19 quarantining, caring for those sick with COVID-19, and recovering from COVID-19 vaccine side effects passed in the state legislature on...
Assemblywoman Autumn Burke Resigns, Leaving 5th Seat Open in Assembly
Assemblywoman Autumn Burke (D-Inglewood) resigned on Tuesday, citing the challenges of a post-COVID-19 landscape and wanting to spend more time with her family. The daughter of former Assemblywoman, Los Angeles County Supervisor, and Congresswoman Yvonne Brathwaite Burke, Autumn Burke was...
Governor Newsom Issues Legislative Proposal For Another Two Weeks Paid COVID-19 Sick Leave
Governor Gavin Newsom, Senate President Toni Atkins (D-San Diego), and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood) announced on Tuesday that workers will once again have two weeks of supplemental paid sick leave for COVID-19, COVID-19 quarantining, and recovering from COVID-19 vaccine...
Department of Finance Estimates 2021 Recall to Cost California At Least $215 Million
A new projection by the state Department of Finance released on Thursday estimated that the 2021 California Governor recall election will cost the state at least $215 million this year, about half of previous estimates. Following the 30-days to remove...
California Senate Democrats Propose $3.41 Billion Drought Spending Plan
Senate Democrats proposed a $3.41 billion spending plan on Thursday to fight the growing drought crisis in the state. The drought, caused by lower precipitation this year, the mountain snowpack half what it usually is, high demand for water, and the...
Gov. Newsom, Legislature Reach $536 Million Deal for Wildfire Prevention
Speaking from Shaver Lake in Fresno County and surrounded by California Conservation Corps members, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he had reached a deal with the state legislature to allocate $536 million for forest management and wildfire reduction projects on...