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Assemblyman Patterson Pushes For EDD Audit Following Mass Unemployment Delays

July 7, 2020 2:12 pmMarch 17, 2022 8:17 pm

Press play to hear a narrated version of this story, presented by AudioHopper. Last Thursday, Assemblyman Jim Patterson (R-Fresno) announced that he would be pushing for a complete audit of the Employment Development Department (EDD) after months of issues preventing...

EDD To Extend Some Unemployment Benefits As CARES Act Winds Down

July 6, 2020 7:47 pmMarch 17, 2022 8:16 pm

Press play to hear a narrated version of this story, presented by AudioHopper. This coming Wednesday, the Employment Development Department (EDD) will begin to inform those still under Unemployment Insurance (UI) of their eligibility for up to 13 additional weeks...

Assembly Offices Close In Sacramento Following 5 New Coronavirus Cases

July 6, 2020 4:56 pmMarch 17, 2022 8:16 pm

Press play to hear a narrated version of this story, presented by AudioHopper. On Monday, the State Capitol Building and the Legislative Office Building were shut down for a week following a small outbreak of coronavirus among Assembly workers. Assemblywoman...

Los Angeles, Oakland Push For Universal Income Projects

July 6, 2020 2:29 pm

Los Angeles and Oakland seek to join Stockton and Long Beach as cities trying out universal income, guaranteeing money each month to every adult regardless of work or other status. A call for universal basic income The mayors of the...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom Takes Latest COVID Restrictions To Dictatorial Levels

July 6, 2020 5:40 am

Last week just ahead of weekend Independence Day celebrations, California Gov. Gavin Newsom issues an order declaring there would be no singing or chanting in churches in the state, no 4th of July parties or fireworks, and the state’s beaches...

California Eviction Ban Backstory Reveals No Separation of Powers

July 6, 2020 2:06 amMarch 17, 2022 8:17 pm

Press play to hear a narrated version of this story, presented by AudioHopper. The front story in the mainstream media regarding Gov. Newsom’s ban on residential evictions — Coronavirus Emergency Executive Order N-28-20 — is that his appointed Judicial Council...

Key Reminders in Drafting Legislation

July 5, 2020 5:13 amJuly 5, 2020 5:16 am

When drafting bills and amendments in California, a number of key reminders are worth reviewing. At a most basic level, every bill draft should clearly describe who is required or allowed to do what; what is required or allowed to...