Buffy Wicks – Page 2 – California Globe

Bill To Expand Infertility, In Vitro Fertilization Treatments Delayed Until Next Year

September 7, 2023 2:30 amSeptember 7, 2023 2:31 am

A bill designed to increase fertility care in California by including treatment for infertility and in vitro fertilization (IVF) was delayed on Wednesday because of some concerns that it may not be passed by the end of the session by...

Meta Threatens To Halt All News In California if ‘Journalism Usage Fee’ Passes

June 1, 2023 2:30 amJune 1, 2023 2:31 am

Meta, the parent company of social media platforms Facebook and Instagram, threatened to remove all news content in California on Wednesday should a bill imposing “journalism usage fees” pass. The focal point of Meta’s concern is Assembly Bill 886 by...

‘Journalism Usage Fee’ Legislation Passes Assembly Judiciary Committee 9-0

May 4, 2023 2:27 amMay 4, 2023 2:28 am

A bill that would require big tech companies to pay a fee to news outlets for using or posting articles and other local news content advanced in the Assembly Judiciary Committee earlier this week, despite a growing movement to either...

AB 886: Journalism Preservation Act

March 27, 2023 4:02 pmMarch 27, 2023 4:04 pm

Assembly Bill 886, authored by Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland) would add Title 21 (commencing with Section 3273.60) to Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code in order to enact the “California Journalism Preservation Act.” Section 1 of the...

‘Journalism Usage Fee’ Legislation Proposed In CA Assembly

March 22, 2023 12:41 pmMarch 22, 2023 12:41 pm

A bill that would have big tech companies pay a fee to news outlets for using or posting articles and other local news content was introduced in the Assembly this week. Assembly Bill 886, authored by Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland),...

AB 518: Eligibility for Paid Family Leave Expanded

March 7, 2023 5:57 amMarch 7, 2023 7:00 am

Assembly Bill 518 by Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland) was introduced to expand eligibility for paid family leave. AB 518 would amend Unemployment Insurance Code Sections 3301, 3302, and 3303. Section 1 of the bill would amend Unemployment Insurance Code Section...

Governor Newsom Condemns Lawsuit Against AB 2273 Online Law

February 22, 2023 2:30 amFebruary 22, 2023 6:56 am

Governor Gavin Newsom released a statement on Tuesday against a court case challenging a law passed last year that was intended to protect the data and privacy of children online over free speech and ease of business concerns. Signed into...