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Nearly 500 Los Angeles School Employees Fired for Not Complying with State Vaccine Mandate

December 8, 2021 3:55 pmDecember 9, 2021 12:16 pm

The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) fired 496 employees for not complying with the District vaccine mandate on Tuesday. And 600 more are on the chopping block. The LAUSD COVID-19 vaccination mandate was first announced in the late summer,...

California is Taxing a Half Billion in Pandemic Stimulus Funds From Struggling Bars and Restaurants

December 8, 2021 2:57 pmApril 3, 2022 8:34 am

California restaurants and bars received $5.7 billion in Restaurant Revitalization Fund (“RRF”) grants out of a nationwide total of $28.6 billion. Reflecting the importance of the hospitality service business in the state of California, this is an impressive 20% total...

Intent Bills Are Not Spot Bills and Vice Versa

December 8, 2021 2:42 pmDecember 8, 2021 3:41 pm

Quite often bills introduced in the California Legislature without substantive language in them are called “spot bills.” However, that is not always the case even though both spot and intent bills act as placeholders with substantive amendments to be added...

After Extending California’s State of Emergency, and Vacation in Cabo, Gov. Newsom On a Book Tour

December 8, 2021 11:30 amDecember 8, 2021 11:30 am

California Gov. Gavin Newsom extended California’s COVID State of Emergency in November into its second year. He recently ordered all students ages 5-11 to receive COVID vaccinations in order to attend in-person school. Mask mandates and vaccine requirements are still...

Ballot Initiative to Raise CA Minimum Wage to $18 an Hour by 2026 Filed With Attorney General

December 8, 2021 2:24 amDecember 8, 2021 3:41 pm

A ballot initiative that would raise the state minimum wage to $18 an hour by 2026 was filed with the Attorney General’s office during the weekend, paving the way to be voted on as soon as the November 2022 election....

Inflation and California Policies are the Grinch the Stole Christmas

December 7, 2021 6:33 pmApril 3, 2022 8:34 am

Are you ready for the most expensive holiday season in forever? Hold on to your wallets, because high inflation and wrongheaded California policies are the Grinch that stole Christmas, pressuring family budgets and diminishing our quality of life. Press play...

Using Letters to the Daily Journals for Determining Legislative Intent

December 7, 2021 6:12 pmDecember 7, 2021 6:16 pm

One method to help ascertain the legislative intent behind a specified measure is a letter that is published in the Assembly Daily Journal or the Senate Daily Journal by the bill’s author. These letters, for which there are many each...