Articles – Page 1695 – California Globe

Limited PAGA Exemption Proposed

August 26, 2020 7:20 amAugust 26, 2020 7:21 am

Senate Bill (SB) 729, by Senator Anthony Portantino (D – Pasadena) was amended on August 25 to create a limited exemption from California’s “Sue Your Boss” law. SB 729 would add Section 2699.7 to the California Labor Code. Under the...

State Compensation Insurance Fund

August 26, 2020 6:24 amAugust 26, 2020 6:30 am

The State Compensation Insurance Fund (SCIF) was established in 1914 and SCIF, often called the State Fund, has operated for more than 100 years in California. SCIF is the state’s insurer of last resort and is actually the largest provider...

Let the Children Vote – Prop. 18 Lowers Voting Age

August 26, 2020 6:17 amAugust 26, 2020 6:22 am

What else do we know about this population 18 to 24? They are stupid. That is why we put them in dormitories. And they have a resident assistant. They make really bad decisions. – Kamala Harris, excerpt from speech to Ford Foundation, 2014...

Flavored Tobacco Ban Bill Passes Assembly, Heads To Senate For Final Vote

August 26, 2020 2:20 amAugust 25, 2020 8:56 pm

On Monday, the Assembly passed a bill 58 to 1 with 20 abstentions that would ban the sale of flavored tobacco products, flavored e-cigarettes, and flavored vaping products in California. SB 793 passes Assembly Senate Bill 793, authored by Senator...

Early COVID-19 Prisoner Release Leads To Severe Wildfire Fighter Shortage

August 25, 2020 5:55 pmFebruary 25, 2021 11:33 am

On Tuesday, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) announced that, due to COVID-19 prison releases, the number of inmate wildfire fighters has left the state at least 600 wildfire fighters short of where they have been...

Famed Squaw Valley Ski Resort To Change Name

August 25, 2020 2:34 pm

On Tuesday, the famed Lake Tahoe-area ski resort and the site of the 1960 Winter Olympics, Squaw Valley, announced that they will be changing their name next year due to the word “squaw” being deemed racially offensive. The change from...

‘Formerly Forgotten American’ Natalie Harp Thanks President at RNC

August 25, 2020 11:44 am

“The President saved my life with the Right-To-Try Act,” Natalie Harp says. She gave a powerful and emotional speech at the Republican National Convention in Charlotte Monday evening. “Good evening, I’m Natalie Harp… a formerly forgotten American from California,” Harp...