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Governor Newsom Vetoes Tax Disclosure Bill

September 30, 2020 6:13 amSeptember 30, 2020 6:19 am

On September 29, Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed SB 972, by Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Oakland). The bill would have added Section 19571.5 to the Revenue and Taxation Code to require the Franchise Tax Board (FTB) to produce a report listing corporate...

EPA Chief Calls Into Question Legality Of Gov. Newsom’s Zero Emission Order

September 29, 2020 8:39 pm

On Monday, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler called into question the legality of Governor Gavin Newsom’s executive order issued last week that would make all passenger car sales be zero emission in California by 2035. In a letter...

Gov. Newsom Signs ‘Kobe Bryant Law’

September 29, 2020 2:38 pmSeptember 29, 2020 2:39 pm

On Monday, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a bill that will fine first responders who share photos of accident scenes. Assembly Bill 2655, authored by Assemblyman Mike Gipson (D-Carson), will make sharing a photo of a body from a...

New Cal Grid CEO is Ex-Enron Green Power Trader

September 29, 2020 11:59 amSeptember 29, 2020 2:17 pm

Elliot Mainzer, will be the new CEO of the California Independent System Operator (Cal-ISO), as of October 1, replacing Steven Berberich who is retiring. Mainzer does not hide from his resume that he once “established” the “Renewable Power Desk” for...

Government is Losing the Trust of the People

September 29, 2020 11:30 amSeptember 29, 2020 8:36 pm

I’ve repeated this often over the last few months. We have lost sight of the goal. I think it’s reasonable for everyone to take a step back and ask “how did we end up here?” How did we go from...

California Enacts Several Elections Measures

September 29, 2020 9:42 amSeptember 29, 2020 9:54 am

Four measures related to elections were enacted during the 2020 Legislative Session, including AB 2151 by Assemblyman James Gallagher (R-Yuba City), which requires Internet posting of campaign documents filed with local governments; AB 860 Assemblyman Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park), which authorizes an...

Quirky Musician and Podcaster Might Have Been AB5’s Most Effective Opponent

September 29, 2020 8:40 amMarch 17, 2022 8:35 pm

One of the most articulate and effective opponents of AB5 has emerged from an unlikely pond. Ari Herstand is, as Van Halen might put it, a “nonstop talker what a rocker.” Combative, hilarious, brutally frank, Herstand is the founder of...