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Labor Statistics and Research in California

April 5, 2023 6:49 amApril 5, 2023 7:08 am

California’s Labor Code, in Division 1, Chapter 7, provides for labor statistics and research to be done. It requires the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) to collect, compile, and present facts and statistics relating to the condition of labor in...

Recall Effort Against LA City Councilman Kevin De Leon Fails

April 5, 2023 2:21 amApril 5, 2023 2:22 am

The recall effort against Los Angeles City Councilman Kevin de Leon ended this week as the petition to put the question of recalling the Councilman in his district came up around 10,000 signatures short of the roughly 21,000 needed. In...

Embattled San Diego Supervisor Nathan Fletcher Now Facing Calls To Resign Sooner In Wake Of Scandal

April 4, 2023 5:35 pmApril 4, 2023 7:11 pm

The fallout over the sexual assault and harassment scandal of San Diego County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher grew over the past several days, with Fletcher now facing calls to immediately resign instead of a planned resignation next month and new information...

Bill Would Create ‘Ebony Alert’ Emergency System For Missing Black Youth

April 4, 2023 12:44 pmApril 4, 2023 12:48 pm

A bill to create a new “Ebony Alert” system to send out emergency notifications in the event of a missing black child or black young woman gained traction this week before a looming Senate Committee vote. Senate Bill 673, authored...

Budget Requirement for the Department of Industrial Relations

April 4, 2023 8:00 amApril 4, 2023 8:03 am

California’s Department of Industrial Relations (DIR), pursuant to Labor Code Section 50.7, has some unique state budget involvement. This is due to the fact that the DIR is the state agency designated to be responsible for administering the state plan...

Rep. Mike Gallagher and Lawmakers to meet with Disney, Apple, Alphabet, Microsoft, about China

April 4, 2023 7:33 amApril 4, 2023 9:31 pm

A bipartisan group of lawmakers led by Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) will be traveling to California this week for several high-level meetings with industry leaders, including studio executives from Hollywood, tech industry leaders...

California Reaches 237% On Average Snowpack Level On Critical April 1st Measuring Date

April 4, 2023 2:36 amApril 4, 2023 2:37 am

The California Department of Water Resources announced that the April 1st snow survey at Phillips Station, widely regarded as the most crucial snow measuring day of the year, was at 221% of average snowpack at the location, with statewide averages...