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When Did SB 1137 Take Effect After the Referendum Was Withdrawn?

July 3, 2024 3:19 pmJuly 3, 2024 5:26 pm

Some have posted the question, when does or did Senate Bill 1137 by Senator Lena Gonzalez (D-Long Beach) take effect after the referendum was withdrawn on Thursday, June 27? SB 1137 prohibits the issuance of new permits for oil and...

Gov. Newsom’s ‘Mischaracterized’ Fast Food Job Statistics – Good Enough for Government Work?

June 28, 2024 11:05 amJune 29, 2024 11:16 am

Earlier in June, the Globe reported that California has lost just under 10,000 fast food jobs since the new $20 minimum wage for fast food employees was first signed into law late last year, according to the California Business and...

What Are the Requirements for a Governor’s State-of-the-State Address?

June 24, 2024 9:11 pmJune 24, 2024 9:11 pm

Like in 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom will not be delivering the traditional State-of-the-State address in the Assembly Chambers in the historic California State Capitol in 2024. Can he do that? The answer is yes. Article 5, Section 3 of the...

SB 167 – Taxation / Revenues Budget Trailer Bill

June 23, 2024 7:58 amJune 23, 2024 7:58 am

Amended on June 10 (but “in print” on the Internet on June 8), Assembly Bill 167 and Senate Bill 167 were amended to be the taxation and revenues budget trailer bill in the California Legislature. SB 167 (Senate Budget &...

PAGA Reform Legislation Unveiled

June 21, 2024 10:00 pmJune 21, 2024 10:01 pm

On June 18, 2024 Governor Gavin Newsom, Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas, and Senate President pro Tempore Mike McGuire announced a legislative compromise to make changes to California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) statute, contained in Labor Code Sections 2699, et...

From the Cheap Seats: The People are Not Sovereign

June 20, 2024 5:17 pmJune 20, 2024 5:17 pm

It is a sad day. In a unanimous opinion published June 20, 2024, the California Supreme Court has made clear that the people of this state are not sovereign but rather are subservient to the governing class. The revenue-raising powers...

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June 27 Is a Key California Legislative Deadline

June 17, 2024 4:00 amJune 17, 2024 6:26 am

Thursday, June 27, is an important day for the California Legislature on several fronts. That day is when the 12 days expire for the Governor to act on AB 107 by Assemblyman Jesse Gabriel (D-Woodland Hills), the Budget Bill, which...