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SD Supervisor Nathan Fletcher Resigns amid Lawsuit Alleging Sexual Assault, Wrongful Termination

March 30, 2023 1:36 pmMarch 30, 2023 1:36 pm

San Diego County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher resigned on Thursday following a week of controversy over a major lawsuit alleging claims of sexual assault and harassment, as well as over an announcement that he had an extramarital affair, with the woman...

SD County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher Admits To Affair While Denying Major Lawsuit Harassment Claims

March 29, 2023 1:38 pmMarch 29, 2023 1:38 pm

San Diego County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher announced Wednesday in response to a new lawsuit against him alleging retaliation and harassment, that he did have an affair with the woman who filed the suit while also calling her allegations false. https://twitter.com/PriyaNBCSD/status/1641103925968248834...

Gompers Prep Academy Teachers Begin New Effort to Oust SDEA Labor Union

March 23, 2023 11:11 amMarch 23, 2023 11:11 am

The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation reports that teachers at Gompers Preparatory Academy, a public charter school in San Diego, have joined together again to vote San Diego Education Association union bosses out of power at the school....

Uber, Lyft Drivers Breathe Sigh Of Relief Following Appellate Decision Affirming Prop 22

March 14, 2023 6:23 pmMarch 14, 2023 6:23 pm

A day after the California First District Court of Appeals ruled that rideshare companies such as Uber and Lyft could continue to classify employees as independent contractors, the majority of rideshare drivers across the state continued to breathe a sigh...

State Appelate Court Upholds Prop. 22 Rideshare Independent Contractor Classification Vote

March 13, 2023 8:58 pmMarch 13, 2023 8:58 pm

The California First District Court of Appeals ruled on Monday that rideshare companies such as Uber and Lyft could continue to classify employees as independent contractors, both validating the 2020 Proposition 22 vote, and invalidating the Assembly Bill 5 law...

AB 5 Was Repealed and the Legislature Didn’t Create the Problem

February 28, 2023 2:54 pmFebruary 28, 2023 2:55 pm

Did this 2-part headline get your attention? When did the Legislature repeal AB 5? And, how did the Legislature not create the problem? As a self-professed “legislative geek,” I wanted to set the record straight about AB 5 and worker...

SacBee Targets Rep. Kevin Kiley again – This Time Over Nationalizing Gig Workers

February 22, 2023 5:35 pmFebruary 22, 2023 5:35 pm

First the Sacramento Bee lectured Republican Congressman Kevin Kiley CA-03) telling him how he is supposed to do his new job in Congress, the Globe reported in late January. Now the Sacramento Bee is going after Rep. Kiley for his...