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Feds Stepping in on California’s Homeless Crisis

January 25, 2020 8:10 amJanuary 25, 2020 8:12 am

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced Friday that he and the federal government have reached a preliminary agreement with the Trump administration on a joint plan to help combat the city’s homelessness crisis by erecting temporary shelters. There has been...

‘Right to Housing’ Bill Killed in Assembly Appropriations Committee

January 24, 2020 10:15 pm

A ‘right to housing’ bill that would have required guaranteed shelter for children and families died in Committee on Thursday, shocking many lawmakers who had seen it as almost guaranteed to be passed. California and ‘right to shelter’ Assembly Bill...

Senator Patricia Bates authored SB 57. (Kevin Sanders for California Globe)

Freelance Journalists Would Be Exempt from AB 5 in New Bill

January 23, 2020 5:07 pm

On Thursday, a new bill that would exempt freelance journalists from the independent contractor redefining AB 5 law was introduced in the California Senate. Senate Bill 868, authored by Senator Patricia Bates (R-Laguna Niguel), would also end the post AB...

University of California Proposes Tuition Hike Days After New Bill Would Make Some CSU Tuition Free

January 19, 2020 2:07 amJanuary 18, 2020 11:11 pm

The University of California announced a possible tuition hike for all undergraduate state residents. The Board of Regents currently have two proposals for tuition rises. Under one, all undergraduate state resident students would see a $348 price increase next year,...

Bill that Cracks Down on Planned Utility Blackouts Passes Senate Committee

January 16, 2020 4:11 pmJanuary 17, 2020 4:15 pm

The third time was the charm for the twice defeated planned blackout bill SB 378 as it passed the Senate Energy, Utilities, and Communications Committee after rejections in March and September of 2019. $250,000 per hour fines Under SB 378, ...

California Businesses Could Face Higher Taxes Based on Gap Between Highest and Lowest Wages

January 15, 2020 5:12 pm

About 2,000 of the largest companies that conduct business in California might be paying significantly higher taxes starting next year if SB 37 is passed by the end of January. Wage gap based corporate taxation The bill would tax companies...

City of San Diego Awarded GE Mass Surveillance Contract Without Oversight

January 13, 2020 4:31 pmJanuary 19, 2020 4:22 pm

While the California Legislature passed and Governor Brown signed the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) into law in 2018, ostensibly to help California consumers protect their online data, state and local government doesn’t appear to be required to comply with...