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CA Rep. Josh Harder Compares California Homeless Epidemic to a Natural Disaster to Receive FEMA Assistance

January 16, 2020 4:40 pmJanuary 17, 2020 4:16 pm

“Homelessness is an emergency. Let’s call it what it is,” Rep. Harder (D-CA) said in a statement Tuesday. “My bill will bridge the gap between the president and the governor and allow us to get the federal support we need...

California Lawmakers Want Audit of State’s Homelessness Spending

January 16, 2020 10:35 amJanuary 17, 2020 4:14 pm

Assemblyman Kevin Kiley (R-Rocklin) and Senator Brian Jones (R-Santee) announced this week that they have requested a statewide audit of homelessness spending in California. The Joint Legislative Audit Committee will consider the request on February 26, 2020 (updated 1/16/2020). “The...

ADA Protected Industry Threatened By AB 5

January 16, 2020 8:20 amJanuary 17, 2020 4:03 pm

California Assembly Bill 5 was signed into law in September, 2019, and became effective January 1st, 2020. Most of the opposition to comes from the trucking industry and rideshare companies Uber and Lyft. However, AB 5 also limits freelance writers and...

CA Consumer Privacy Act: Enforcement Beginning Even Without Official Regulations Codified

January 16, 2020 7:31 amJanuary 16, 2020 7:32 am

The California Consumer Privacy Act took effect Jan. 1, 2020, with official enforcement by the California Attorney General to begin mid-year. The law is supposed to provide residents of California more control over data collected on them, but also provides...

Sex Education Parental Permission Bill Voted Down in Senate Committee

January 16, 2020 6:27 amJanuary 17, 2020 12:33 pm

A bill that would have made sexual education in public schools an ‘opt-in’ program failed to move forward in a Senate Education Committee Wednesday. SB 673, authored by Senator Mike Morrell (R-Rancho Cucamonga), would have required permission slips filled out...

California Reps. Adam Schiff and Zoe Lofgren, Chosen by Speaker Pelosi as House Impeachment Managers

January 15, 2020 8:18 pmJanuary 17, 2020 8:03 am

“When someone is impeached, they are always impeached,” California Democrat House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said about the impeachment of President Donald Trump in the House. “It cannot be erased.” Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) named the lawmakers who will serve...

Senate Committee to Vote on Statewide Rehaul of Recycling System

January 15, 2020 4:43 pm

A returning bill to the California Senate that would require beverage makers to take back their own cans and bottles, rather than the current system of consumers physically bringing empty containers to recycling centers, is to be voted on in...