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SB 50 Voted Down in Senate, Falls Short of Votes Twice in Two Days

January 30, 2020 2:09 pmJanuary 31, 2020 9:02 am

The California Senate failed to pass the zoning law altering Senate Bill 50, falling three votes short of the 21 needed. Three votes short of passage SB 50, authored and introduced by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), would have forced...

A Practitioner's Guide to Lobbying and Advocacy in California by and Ray LeBov

First-of-Its-Kind ‘Practitioners Guide to Lobbying and Advocacy in California’

January 30, 2020 12:17 pm

The first-of-Its-kind ‘Practitioners Guide to Lobbying and Advocacy in California,’ written and edited by well-known California lobbyists, political practitioners and contributors to California Globe Chris Micheli and Ray LeBov, will be published this week. More than four dozen California lobbyists,...

Americans Evacuated from China to Escape Coronavirus Taken to March Air Reserve Base

January 30, 2020 6:38 amJanuary 30, 2020 6:43 am

American diplomats and citizens evacuated from the epicenter of the fast-spreading Coronavirus in China landed at March Air Reserve Base in Riverside County. It was reported 201 people were on board a U.S Government chartered flight from Wuhan, China. The...

2020 March Primary Preview: 29th State Senate District

January 30, 2020 2:10 amJanuary 30, 2020 7:34 am

The 29th State Senate District: The 29th Senate District is a blob smack dab on the junction of Los Angeles County, San Bernardino County, and Orange County, albeit with most of it being inside Orange County. There’s half of Anaheim...

Senate Passes Bill that Makes PG&E Accountable for Blackout Damages

January 29, 2020 8:07 pm

After failing twice last year and barely squeaking by a Senate Committee vote several weeks ago, Senate Bill 378 has finally passed a Senate vote this week after several late amendments made it more palatable to Senators in Sacramento. Updated...

2020 March Primary Preview: 13th State Assembly District

January 29, 2020 6:27 pmJanuary 30, 2020 7:47 am

The 13th State Assembly District: The 13th Assembly District is comprised of the lion’s share of San Joaquin County. It’s Stockton, the suburbs, and a bit of the countryside. Ever since the 13th District was formed in 2012 it has...

On The Heels Of AB 5, Congress Proposes Bill To Overturn ‘Right to Work’ States

January 29, 2020 3:04 pmFebruary 3, 2020 8:52 am

House Democrats have proposed a new law, which many compare to California’s Assembly Bill 5, to favor labor unions by implementing sweeping “Right to Work” laws. Authored by Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA) and called The Protecting the Right to Organize...