COVID-19 pandemic – Page 14

Democrats Propose $100 Billion Stimulus Plan For California’s Economy

July 28, 2020 7:16 pmJuly 29, 2020 2:45 pm

On Monday, Democratic legislative leaders unveiled a $100 billion stimulus plan for Californians, potentially setting up small business protections, unemployment fund replacement, rent relief, and other divisive issues centering around the COVID-19 economic downturn. Unemployment payment replacement in California The...

Domestic Worker Cal/OSHA Protection Expansion Bill Set For Assembly Hearings

July 14, 2020 9:23 pmJuly 14, 2020 7:50 pm

This week, both supporters and opponents of a bill that would add Cal/OSHA protections for household domestic workers built up their cases during legislative recess before an expected Assembly Labor and Employment Committee hearing to be held in the coming...

Should California Enact an Employee ‘Headcount’ Tax On Employers?

May 28, 2020 1:07 pmMay 28, 2020 1:15 pm

On May 27, Assemblyman Kansen Chu (D-San Jose) gutted-and-amended his bill, AB 398, to provide for the “COVID-19 Local Government and School Recovery Relief Act.” The bill would impose a $275 per employee tax (aka a “headcount tax”) on businesses...

Seeking to Change How Bail and Criminal Justice Works, Advocates Have Turned the System on its Head

May 28, 2020 2:20 amMay 27, 2020 7:06 pm

“The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results,” is a saying widely attributed to famed physicist, Albert Einstein. Sadly, we are seeing the manifestation of this concept in the misguided efforts...

Governor’s Executive Order Impacts State Regulatory Process

April 5, 2020 10:41 amApril 5, 2020 10:42 am

On March 30, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom issued Executive Order N-40-20 which is intended to “provide relief to California small businesses.” This particular Executive Order (EO) has a number of provisions including extensions of important deadlines contained in California’s Administrative...

Online Crisis Map For Los Angeles Region Created by Pepperdine Public Policy School

March 31, 2020 6:53 amMarch 31, 2020 4:16 pm

Pepperdine’s Homeland Security Institute has launched an online crisis map with essential information on emergency food services, shelters, and a statewide Case Tracker. Pete Peterson, Dean of Pepperdine’s Public School of Policy, said they’ve been working closely with Los Angeles...