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LA County Board of Supervisors Approves $5 An Hour ‘Hero Pay’ Increase Proposal

January 6, 2021 8:20 pmJanuary 8, 2021 11:14 am

On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a proposal for a mandatory pay increase of $5 a hour for food and drug store workers in unincorporated parts of the county. The proposal, co-authored by LA County Supervisors...

SB 104: Elective Tax and Small Business Relief Act

January 6, 2021 11:07 amJanuary 8, 2021 11:15 am

On January 5, Senators Mike McGuire and Anna Caballero introduced Senate Bill 104, which would create an “elective tax” for specified corporate entities. The bill would add and repeal California Revenue and Taxation Code (CRTC) Section 17132.9, as well as...

Gov. Newsom Announced $4 Billion Coronavirus Spending Plan – Including Electric Cars?

January 5, 2021 9:15 pmJanuary 6, 2021 2:41 pm

On Tuesday, Governor Gavin Newsom revealed a $4 billion spending proposal aimed at job growth, small business protections, and the build up for electric car systems in California. Almost half of the proposed spending, $1.5 billion, would go to electric...

General Public COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Estimated For Mid-Spring

January 5, 2021 8:21 pmJanuary 8, 2021 11:15 am

On Tuesday, doctors on California’s vaccine advisory committee noted that COVID-19 vaccines will not reach the general public until mid-spring. Monday, Governor Gavin Newsom had announced a large shortfall in the state’s vaccination goal. While there had been a goal...

Senator Borgeas Wants to ‘Keep California Working’

January 5, 2021 3:46 pmJanuary 8, 2021 11:20 am

State Senator Andreas Borgeas asked a very important question in a recent California Globe interview: “How do we help small business now?” He asked the question, but already had the answer. Sen. Borgeas (R-Fresno) recently authored the Keep California Working Act,...

Big Tech Censorship Suppresses the Reopen California Movement

January 5, 2021 1:21 pmJanuary 5, 2021 9:15 pm

“This isn’t just an event, this is a movement.” That’s how Jack Frost, one of the organizers of the ReOpenCalNow conference, planned for this weekend, characterizes their effort. Presenters include a bipartisan group of politicians including Fiona Ma, California’s State Treasurer, a...

Gov. Newsom Announces Vaccination Shortfall, Increased Vaccination Rollout

January 4, 2021 8:35 pm

On Monday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced during a press conference that California had fallen well short of its vaccination goal, and that the state would be recruiting personnel from other medical and health services. Governor Newsom had announced in 2020,...