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How California’s Unions Can Help ALL Workers

February 4, 2022 2:27 amFebruary 3, 2022 2:50 pm

Last month on January 5, Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez resigned from the legislature to join the California Labor Federation. Gonzalez is likely to succeed the current Secretary-Treasurer Art Pulaski when he retires this summer. What will this mean for the labor movement in California?...

High Speed Rail’s Top Consultant Suspended After Assemblyman Requests Ethics Investigation

June 5, 2019 2:05 amJune 6, 2019 5:09 am

Assemblyman Jim Patterson says it took almost three years to get approval for an audit of the California High Speed Rail Authority… and what an audit it was. “The ruling Party really pushed it off,” said Patterson, a Republican from...

Brown set to Depart Office with $15 Million in Leftover Campaign Funds

December 20, 2018 12:18 pmDecember 20, 2018 5:54 pm

As Governor Jerry Brown gets set to depart California’s highest held public position, he leaves office with a stash of nearly $15 million in leftover campaign funds. Although Brown will be handing over the reins to current Governor-Elect Gavin Newsom...

Assemblyman Calls for High Speed Termination

October 17, 2018 7:45 amOctober 16, 2018 9:33 pm

California State Assemblyman Kevin Kiley (R-Sacramento) has called for the termination of the high speed rail projects as its lingering status remains on ‘pause.’ Referring to an article published by the SacBee, the assemblyman said “Pause? I say Terminate. A pause...