Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez Archives

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...

California Democrats Again Kill Fix to AB5

May 15, 2020 10:06 amMay 15, 2020 10:07 am

California’s Senate Republicans introduced a package of bills earlier in the year to fix and/or fully repeal Assembly Bill 5, the bill authored by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) which has limited Californians’ ability to work as independent contractors and freelancers....

No Justice Yet for Republican Assembly Candidate Falsely Accused of Sexual Harassment During 2018 Election

May 6, 2020 2:24 pmMay 6, 2020 9:49 pm

Philip Graham was systematically cheated out of a fair election — and an Assembly office — by a woman many believe was put up to accuse him of sexual assault. Graham was falsely accused of inappropriately grabbing and kissing Nichole...

Repeal AB 5: Innovation is Key to Recovery

April 30, 2020 3:08 pmApril 30, 2020 3:22 pm

Millions of Californians have filed for unemployment since the Governor’s March “shelter in place” order, and experts warn the state unemployment fund will be insolvent in two weeks or less if some sort of corrective action is not taken. One...

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Senator Moorlach’s SB 990 Would Suspend Freelance Job Killer Assembly Bill 5

April 20, 2020 3:42 pm

Independent contracting allows workers freedom and control of how and when they work. Many say under AB 5, their liberty and freedom has been taken away. Since Assembly Bill 5 became law January 1, 2020, millions of freelance and...

More Than 150 Ph.D. Economists and Political Scientists Call for Gov. Newsom to Suspend AB 5 and Re-Open the Economy

April 16, 2020 1:57 pmApril 16, 2020 1:57 pm

Following Gov. Gavin Newsom’s tweet that “SCIENCE — not politics — must be California’s guide” in its economic recovery, more than 150 California economists and professors sent the Governor an open letter calling on him to suspend AB 5. However, at...

Gov. Newsom Still Won’t Suspend AB 5, Even as it Continues to Kill Independent Healthcare Jobs

April 1, 2020 5:45 pmApril 1, 2020 5:45 pm

“If AB 5 is not immediately suspended then the consequences of the coronavirus collapse will be magnified,” former Congressman Doug Ose said in a letter to California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently. “Your action now to suspend AB5 will provide relief...