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She Can Stay: GAO Says Julie Su Can Be ‘Acting’ Labor Secretary Indefinitely

September 21, 2023 5:10 pmSeptember 25, 2023 5:49 pm

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) said today that Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su can remain in the position as “acting” secretary for as long as President Biden wants her to stay. “As the Deputy Secretary of Labor, Ms. Su...

About Last Week… Legislative Lunacy

September 17, 2023 1:14 pmSeptember 17, 2023 1:14 pm

“Anything you do crazy, I can do crazier than you…no you can’t, yes I can, no you can’t, yes I can HULABALA!!!” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnVrop697uU While that may not be an exact transcription – nor exact security camera video – from a...

Union Strikes on the Backs of California Taxpayers

September 14, 2023 3:24 pmSeptember 14, 2023 3:24 pm

If unions are not covering their members on strike, then maybe Californians need to ask themselves, “where is that money going?” Union work, the long protected method of employment from the “evil corporate empires.” Depending on your experience, you may...

Does the EDD Owe the Feds Another $18 Billion Dollars?

September 2, 2023 7:25 amSeptember 2, 2023 7:25 am

Buried in a state Controller’s Office financial report, there is a rather odd entry: a $17.9 billion dollar “current liability” owed to “other governments.” The Controller’s Office said the $17.9 billion line item refers to “amounts due to the Federal...

Did Julie Su Lie to the Senate?

August 31, 2023 3:34 pmAugust 31, 2023 3:34 pm

Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su may have lied to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee during her once-meaningful confirmation hearing in April. And countless times before – and after – that. At issue is her claim that...

California State Auditor Rates Unemployment Agency ‘High Risk’

August 25, 2023 3:05 pmAugust 25, 2023 3:48 pm

The California State Auditor’s Office has slapped the omni-shambles Employment Development Department, California’s unemployment agency with a “high risk” rating, meaning that the “likelihood of waste, fraud, abuse, or mismanagement or the likelihood of impaired economy, efficiency, or effectiveness causing...

Intel Announces 140 More Job Cuts In Latest California Tech Sector Layoffs

August 18, 2023 11:56 amAugust 18, 2023 11:56 am

Mass tech layoffs returned to the Bay Area on Thursday following a relatively calm summer, with Intel announcing that an additional 140 employees are to be let go by the end of the month. Beginning in October of last year,...