Assemblyman Kansen Chu (D-San Jose) Archives

Assemblyman Kansen Chu Rebuffs Demands He Resign for ‘Racist’ Remarks

June 26, 2020 2:18 amJune 26, 2020 10:24 am

Silicon Valley civil rights leaders are demanding that Assemblyman Kansen Chu (D-San Jose) resign for allegedly “racist and bigoted” remarks about blacks and Latinos. But Chu adamantly insists that they have misquoted him. And some of his critics sound like...

Should California Enact an Employee ‘Headcount’ Tax On Employers?

May 28, 2020 1:07 pmMay 28, 2020 1:15 pm

On May 27, Assemblyman Kansen Chu (D-San Jose) gutted-and-amended his bill, AB 398, to provide for the “COVID-19 Local Government and School Recovery Relief Act.” The bill would impose a $275 per employee tax (aka a “headcount tax”) on businesses...