Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) – Page 3

Intentional Theft of Wages May be Punished as Grand Theft Under CA Penal Code

March 9, 2021 2:30 amMarch 8, 2021 9:32 pm

Assembly Member Lorena Gonzalez introduced her Assembly Bill 1003 to make certain wage theft a crime. The bill would add Section 487m to the Penal Code. The bill would specify that the intentional theft of wages may be punished as...

Government Unions Had a Surprisingly Bad Election Night in California

November 12, 2020 9:41 amNovember 12, 2020 9:48 am

Election Day 2020 in California is finally over and, but for trailing ballots still being counted in several counties, many important races and issues have been decided. This year’s election brought a mix of positive and negative news for most...

California Enacts New Food Delivery App Measures

September 28, 2020 6:21 amSeptember 28, 2020 6:31 am

Governor Newsom recently signed two measures into law that deal with food delivery applications and food safety. The two measures are AB 2149 and AB 3336. The following is an explanation of these bills’ provisions. AB 2149 – Food Delivery...

California Atty General To File Injunction to Force Uber/Lyft to Reclassify Drivers as Employees Within Weeks

June 24, 2020 1:11 pmJune 25, 2020 4:04 pm

Last month, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and city attorneys from Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Diego, sued Uber and Lyft, claiming the companies wrongfully classified drivers as independent contractors – even as Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego), author...

CA Assembly Dem Budget Chair Phil Ting Outed for Extramarital Affair

June 22, 2020 4:29 pmJune 24, 2020 2:52 pm

It was revealed over the weekend that California Assemblyman Phil Ting (D-San Francisco), the budget chairman for the California State Assembly, frequented the dating site, “What’s Your Price?,” carried on a four-year extramarital affair in and out of motels with...

Carve-Outs or Voter Initiative: What Will Fix AB5?

May 26, 2020 1:49 pmMay 27, 2020 8:43 am

‘Will California Democrats be forgiven for AB5?’ Assembly Bill 5, authored by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego), has greatly limited Californians’ ability to work as independent contractors and freelancers. As many as 300 or more industries have been negatively...

AB 5 Has Lifelong Democrats Voting Red for the First Time

May 18, 2020 8:01 amMay 18, 2020 2:07 pm

Exit polls in the recent CA-25 Congressional race between Democratic Assemblywoman Christy Smith and Republican Mike Garcia revealed a lot of voters voting red as a protest over Assembly Bill 5, the bill authored by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San...