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Gov. Newsom Signs Bill Ordering All 2021 Elections by Mail – Including Recall

February 22, 2021 8:24 pmFebruary 22, 2021 8:24 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 29 into law over the weekend, formally extending the state requirement for counties to send absentee ballots to all voters until January 2022 – including his own potential recall election. SB 29, authored by...

New Proposed Bills Extending Paid Sick Leave

February 22, 2021 7:30 pmFebruary 23, 2021 8:09 am

On February 22, Senator Nancy Skinner amended her Senate Bill 95 and Assembly Member Phil Ting amended his Assembly Bill 84 to provide a new paid sick leave program. The bills would amend Sections 248 and 248.1 of the Labor...

Los Angeles Public School Parents, Students Protest Against Schools Not Reopening

February 22, 2021 5:51 pm

Parents and students in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) held a Zoom blackout and protest Monday, against LA public schools not reopening. Dozens of parents and student joined a protest outside the Federal Building in Los Angeles against ...

Proposed ‘Excise Tax’ Intentional Effort to Subvert the Will of California Voters?

February 22, 2021 4:42 pmFebruary 23, 2021 8:06 am

One of the newly proposed bills is Assembly Bill 1199 by Assemblyman Mike Gipson (D-Carson), to impose an annual excise tax for the privilege of renting or leasing out qualified property, as the Globe reported Friday. Our first reaction was this...

California Senate Suspends 30-Day-in-Print Rule

February 22, 2021 2:58 pmFebruary 23, 2021 8:09 am

The California State Senate voted Monday, February 22, to suspend the “30-day in print” rule contained in the state Constitution, for the 2021 Legislative Session, as the Globe reported Friday. That rule requires bills to be in print for 30...

Controversial San Francisco Renaming Plan Put On Hold

February 22, 2021 2:46 pm

On Sunday, San Francisco School Board President Gabriela Lopez announced that the controversial Board plan to rename 44 schools would be put on hold until classes fully resume. In late January, the board voted 5-1 to rename public schools in...

Tax Amnesty Program Proposed for CA Businesses Struggling to Survive

February 21, 2021 1:11 pmFebruary 23, 2021 8:05 am

February 16, Assemblywoman Blanca Rubio (D-Baldwin Park) introduced Assembly Bill 879 to create a tax amnesty program in the state. The bill would add Section 19777.6 to, to add Article 1.7 (commencing with Section 7067) to Chapter 8 of Part...