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Corporate Pay Data Disclosure Requirements

October 3, 2020 7:33 amOctober 8, 2020 9:01 am

The Legislature passed and Governor Newsom signed SB 973 by Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara) on September 30 as Chapter 363. The bill amended Section 12930 and added Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 12999) to Part 2.8 of Division 3...

Gov. Gavin Newsom Signs Several Privacy Bills

September 30, 2020 4:40 pmOctober 7, 2020 7:50 pm

Four bills of interest dealing with privacy issues were enacted during the 2020 Legislative Session, including AB 1281 by Assemblyman Ed Chau (D-Arcadia), which extends two exemptions in the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA); AB 499 by Assemblyman Chad Mayes (I-Yucca...

CHHS Announces Recently Reported COVID-19 Rate Drops Were Not Accurate

August 5, 2020 3:22 amAugust 5, 2020 6:25 am

On Tuesday, California Health and Human Services (CHHS) Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly announced that COVID-19 rate drops reported by Governor Gavin Newsom during a press conference on Monday was not accurate, meaning that California possibly saw a rise in positive...

As Teachers Unions Fight to Keep Kids Out of School, Parents Get Creative

August 5, 2020 2:18 amAugust 4, 2020 8:40 pm

In July the United Teachers Los Angeles union announced that Los Angeles Unified District schools effectively would not reopen unless certain conditions are met: privately operated publicly funded charter schools are shut down, police are defunded, Medicare-for-All government-run health care is...

Gov. Newsom: COVID-19 Focus On Central Valley As State Shows Improvement

August 3, 2020 4:51 pm

On Monday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced new COVID-19 cases and positivity rates were down in all areas of California except for the Central Valley, which is due to receive more money and support from the government this week. In addition...

Gov. Newsom Announces $52 Million For Central Valley COVID Healthcare Efforts

July 27, 2020 3:56 pmJuly 27, 2020 8:15 pm

On Monday, Governor Gavin Newsom called for a renewed COVID-19 safety focus on the Central Valley, pledging $52 million to eight of the hardest hit counties there. A new area of COVID-19 focus in California Speaking from the Central Valley...

Separating Good Bailouts from Bad Bailouts

May 13, 2020 2:07 amMay 13, 2020 2:35 pm

If a Republican controlled U.S. Senate and a Republican occupying the White House cannot use this opportunity to demand reforms from financially mismanaged states controlled by Democrats, then they never will. The pandemic shutdown is about to enter its...