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What Are the New Exemptions in the Fast Food Council Law?

March 21, 2024 2:00 pmMarch 21, 2024 2:01 pm

Assembly Bill 610 is pending on Governor Newsom’s desk. The bill would exempt several types of restaurants from last year’s landmark bill creating a Fast Food Council and increasing the minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 per hour...

Prop. 1 Narrowly Passes Following 15 Days Of Vote Counting

March 21, 2024 12:22 pmMarch 21, 2024 12:22 pm

Following over two weeks of counting votes, the controversial Proposition 1 ballot measure narrowly managed to eke passage late Wednesday, expanding the state’s mental health infrastructure on a $6.4 billion bond. Propped up by Governor Newsom last year and into...

LA Left Leads Leap

March 21, 2024 9:25 amMarch 21, 2024 9:25 am

As of the end of election night, March 5, Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon had garnered 22% of the vote. As of the same time, Democratic Socialists of America member Los Angeles Councilwoman Nithia Raman, running as a plain...

Frequently Asked Questions about a Special Order of Business

March 21, 2024 2:45 amMarch 21, 2024 2:46 am

What is a special order of business? The Office of Legislative Counsel defines “special order of business” as when, occasionally, a bill is of such importance that advanced notice is given about when it will be considered in the full...

Bill to Allow Lifetime Restraining Orders Against Perpetrators Of Major Crimes Introduced In Assembly

March 21, 2024 2:30 amMarch 21, 2024 2:31 am

A bill to allow a lifetime restraining order against perpetrators of major crimes was introduced on Wednesday, with the legislation to be heard soon in the Assembly Public Safety Committee. Assembly Bill 1931, authored by Assemblywoman Diane Dixon (R-Newport Beach),...

Prop. 1 Battle Rages On As Final Votes Are Counted, and Disqualified Ballots Grow

March 20, 2024 6:33 pmMarch 21, 2024 9:01 am

A yea or nay of Proposition 1 remains unanswered on Wednesday. The vote tally over the initiative remains close, with questions of disqualified ballots now likely to drag a final vote count into the next several weeks. Proposition 1, if...

Mayor Darrell Steinberg’s Gaza-Cease-Fire Resolution Passes Amid Protests

March 20, 2024 4:29 pmMarch 20, 2024 4:29 pm

Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg announced last week that would be bring a resolution to the city council Tuesday evening calling for a Israel-Hamas cease-fire in Gaza – 7,365 miles away from California’s Capitol city. The Globe advanced that it was likely...