Lorena Gonzalez – California Globe

Duh: ‘Democrats Are Not Thrilled About Kamala’

June 3, 2025 3:30 amJune 3, 2025 7:26 am

“Democrats are not thrilled about Kamala, reads the headline from a Politico article Sunday. Let me break the news to Politico: Democrats were never thrilled about Kamala. She’s an elitist politician who hides behind race and gender as cover for...

Democratic Gubernatorial Candidates Gain Ground as Kamala Harris Skips CADEM Convention

June 2, 2025 1:44 pmJune 2, 2025 1:44 pm

Former Vice President Kamala Harris’ popularity in both the 2026 California Gubernatorial election and the 2028 presidential election fell at the Democratic Party of California (CADEM) convention during the weekend, with gubernatorial candidates scrambling to gain ground as a result....

Bill to Allow Rideshare Drivers to Unionize Introduced In Assembly

April 10, 2025 1:49 pmApril 10, 2025 1:49 pm

A new bill that would allow ride-sharing app drivers to collectively bargain as independent contractors and allow unions to negotiate with rideshare companies, effectively going around the voter-passed Prop 22, was announced earlier this week. Assembly Bill 1340, authored by...

California’s Draconian AB 5 Continues to Decimate the Careers of Independent Professionals

December 31, 2024 7:17 amDecember 31, 2024 10:54 am

As California’s onerous AB 5 law enters its fifth year of chaos, independent professionals in the (once) Golden State continue to experience disruption and/or decimation of their careers across hundreds of industries and professions, thanks to the freelance-busting policy authored...

9th U.S. Circuit Court Of Appeals Rules Against Uber, Postmates

June 10, 2024 12:45 pm

A revived legal challenge against California’s AB 5 employee classification law by Uber and Postmates was rejected by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco in Monday, becoming the latest loss by companies in trying to reign...

Gutless Amenders in California’s Legislature

March 28, 2024 11:14 amMarch 28, 2024 11:14 am

In 2019, the California Legislature passed and Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill called AB 5, a dream of big labor’s but a nightmare for freelance/contract workers. In 2020, Newsom signed AB 2257, lifting some requirements for some of the...

The New Fed Contractor Rule is Great! …But Doesn’t Go Far Enough, Says the LA Times

March 18, 2024 2:50 pmMarch 18, 2024 2:50 pm

Sometimes alternate realities are fun. A good movie, an engrossing sci-fi book, thinking ever so briefly what you will do with all that money when the lottery ticket you just bought wins. Harmless escapism and, to be blunt, something...