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SEIU Launches New Fast Food Workers Union Weeks Before Start Of New $20 Minimum Wage Law

February 9, 2024 5:59 pmFebruary 9, 2024 5:59 pm

The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) launched the new California Fast Food Workers Union on Friday, creating a labor union specifically for fast food workers less than two months before the AB 1228 $20 fast food minimum wage law comes...

Bill To Require a Driver in Driverless Trucks Reintroduced In Assembly

February 9, 2024 12:17 pmFebruary 9, 2024 12:17 pm

A bill to require driverless trucks to have a driver in the vehicle was reintroduced in the Assembly on Thursday, less than 5 months after Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed the almost identical AB 316. Assembly Bill 2286, authored by Assemblywoman...

The Plastic Bag Ban Fraud is Back

February 9, 2024 8:25 amFebruary 9, 2024 8:25 am

Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. We hear this daily and see those orders nearly everywhere. Paper or plastic? Separate out your wet garbage and put it in another recyclable food bin. Separate bottles and cans. Compost. Yet none of this has reduced...

Frequently Asked Questions about Convening a New Legislative Session

February 9, 2024 2:45 amFebruary 9, 2024 2:46 am

When does the Legislature convene a new session? The Legislature convenes in regular session at noon on the first Monday in December of each even-numbered year. Where must the Legislature convene in regular session? The Legislature is required to convene...

Third California U.S. Senate Debate Announced For February 20th

February 9, 2024 2:30 amFebruary 9, 2024 2:31 am

A third U.S. Senate between Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA), former baseball star Steve Garvey (R), Congresswoman Katie Porter (D-CA), and Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) was announced this week, with the debate to be held at Universal Studios in Hollywood on...

Two New CA Bills Unveiled to Ban All Plastic Bags From Supermarkets

February 8, 2024 5:11 pmFebruary 8, 2024 5:11 pm

Two new bills that would ban all plastic bags from grocery stores and other stores were unveiled on Thursday, potentially marking the complete end of all plastic bags in stores. Assembly Bill 2236 and Senate Bill 1053, authored by Assemblywoman...

CA Senate Candidates Recite Democrat Dogma to LGBT Activists

February 8, 2024 2:41 pmFebruary 8, 2024 2:41 pm

All three of the top Democrat contenders for the California U.S. Senate seat spoke in front of a LGBT forum this past weekend. The Senate seat recently opened after the death of Dianne Feinstein. One by one, Adam Schiff, Barbara...