California’s Right Turn Signal

May 24, 2022 7:30 amJanuary 27, 2023 9:08 am

Press play to hear a narrated version of this story, presented by AudioHopper. There’s something going on here For as long as California Globe has been chronicling the state’s politics, conservatives who have watched the state turn purple then blue...

How California’s Unions Can Help ALL Workers

February 4, 2022 2:27 amFebruary 3, 2022 2:50 pm

Last month on January 5, Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez resigned from the legislature to join the California Labor Federation. Gonzalez is likely to succeed the current Secretary-Treasurer Art Pulaski when he retires this summer. What will this mean for the labor movement in California?...

Amended Wealth Tax Bill to Impose 1% Upon the Worldwide Net Worth of CA Residents Worth Over $25M

March 26, 2021 6:54 amMarch 26, 2021 8:14 am

On March 24, Assembly Members Miguel Santiago, Lorena Gonzalez, Ash Kalra, and Mark Stone amended Assembly Bill 310 to implement a proposed wealth tax. The bill would add Part 27 (commencing with Section 50301) to Division 2 of the Revenue...

Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez Goes Scorched-Earth over Sen. Melendez’s ‘Cancel Culture’ Bills

February 16, 2021 3:05 pmFebruary 16, 2021 2:55 pm

The Globe just reported Tuesday California State Senator Melissa Melendez (R -Lake Elsinore) introduced an Anti-Discrimination bill package aimed to protect against cancel culture discrimination. Concerned about the growing climate of intolerance, her two bills protect Californians from discrimination because...

Prop. 22 SEIU Lawsuit Should be Rejected by Courts

January 24, 2021 11:12 amJanuary 25, 2021 5:37 pm

With the adoption of Proposition 22 by 58% of California voters on November 3, a new employment designation was created in California law for “app-based drivers.” Prop. 22 was placed on the ballot after Assembly Bill 5 was passed in 2019...

Who Are California’s Winners and Losers of 2020?

January 1, 2021 2:07 amJanuary 4, 2021 11:02 am

While 2020 has been a perfectly horrible year thanks to abusive politicians, the gross mismanagement of the coronavirus, job loss and business closures, and the tanking of the economy, not all politicians are corrupt or obsessed with power. However, the...

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...