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Laid-Off Hospitality Workers To Get Jobs Back, More Leave Time Under New Bill

June 22, 2020 2:08 pm

A bill to allow service and hospitality workers a right to return their jobs due to coronavirus related lay-offs, and institute paid emergency leave, faces a tough round of senate hearings this week. Increased coronavirus leave and a guaranteed right...

Senator Who Killed 2011 PPE Stockpile, Authors New 90-day PPE Requirement

June 21, 2020 8:07 amJune 21, 2020 8:13 am

Last week, a bill that would create a 90-day supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) for all health care and essential workers in the state was reintroduced to the legislature. Ironically, the very Senator who had voted down the program...

The Miserable Pseudo-Science Behind Face Masks, Social Distancing And Contact Tracing

June 20, 2020 10:35 amAugust 16, 2022 1:41 pm

“The American public is being spoon-fed a steady diet of pseudo-science in order to justify the wearing of face masks, social distancing and contact tracing. Yet, the actual science points in the polar opposite direction.” This is the concluding paragraph...

Los Angeles To House 7,000 More Homeless By 2022

June 20, 2020 2:18 amJune 21, 2020 8:07 am

On Thursday, the city and county of Los Angeles Agreed to provide shelter for around 7,000 homeless people who live near freeways by the end of 2021. 7,000 more sheltered homeless by 2022 In May, U.S. District Court Judge David...

Sacramento Sheriff Scott Jones Refuses to Enforce Gov. Newsom’s Mask Order

June 19, 2020 6:35 pmJune 19, 2020 6:35 pm

Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones announced Friday he and his department are refusing to enforce California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s 24-hour old order mandating all residents to wear masks in public – indoors and outdoors – to continue combating the Wuhan...

Warehouse Worker Extended Protection Bill Faces Senate Vote

June 19, 2020 2:23 amJune 18, 2020 5:45 pm

This week, a bill aiming prohibit time used going to the restroom, using a hand-washing station, drinking water, reporting a Labor Code violation or taking a break from being counted toward the time required to complete a quota was moved...

Marc Berman authored the "Deepfake" bill.

Mail-In Ballot Bill Passes Senate, Governor Signs

June 18, 2020 2:44 pmJune 18, 2020 6:13 pm

UPDATE below: On Thursday, the Assembly approved a bill that would authorize sending a mail-in ballot to every active registered voter in California. AB 860 a Governor’s signature away from becoming law Assembly Bill 860, authored by Assemblyman Marc Berman...