Tag: Evan Low
32 Hour Work Week Bill Halted For Year Following Massive Backlash, Missed Committee Deadlines
A bill to create a 4 day, 32 hour work week in California was put on hold Monday after failure of the bill to meet committee deadlines for consideration, as well as overall lack of support. Assembly Bill 2932, authored...
Ohio Becomes 18th State To Face State Travel Ban Following Passage of LGBT Denial of Care Law
California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced over the weekend that Ohio would be added to the state-sponsored travel ban list in California due to the recent passage of an LGBT denial of healthcare law in the Ohio legislature. According to...
Bill to Prohibit Law Enforcement From Posting Some Mugshots Online Signed Into Law
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law this weekend to prohibit law enforcement officers from sharing mugshots of individuals arrested for nonviolent crimes into law. Assembly Bill 1475, authored by Assemblyman Evan Low (D-Campbell), would also require police...
California Adds Five States to State Travel Ban Following New LGBT Discrimination Laws
California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Monday that California would be adding 5 more states to the state travel ban due to their new laws that restrict LGBT and transgender rights. Arkansas, Florida, Montana, North Dakota, and West Virginia now...
Bill To Shut Down Calbright College Gains Support Following Scathing State Auditor’s Report
A new report from the California State Auditor on Calbright, the California Online Community College, reports that there is no detailed strategy for spending the more than $175 million that it expects to receive in state taxpayer funding, and should...
Statewide Universal Basic Income Bill Passes Assembly Committee With Funding Source Unclear
A bill that would give most Californians over the age of 18 $1,000 a month, costing the state between $67-129 billion a year, was passed in the Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee on Monday. According to Assembly Bill 65, authored...