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San Diego City Council Eyes Sales Tax Increase to 8.75%

March 15, 2024 2:45 amMarch 15, 2024 2:46 am

Momentum is growing both for and against a proposed sales tax increase in San Diego by 1% from 7.75% to 8.75%. The San Diego City Council rules committee is due to make their decision on the proposal next week. Currently,...

Equity Impact Analysis of California Legislation

March 15, 2024 2:30 amMarch 15, 2024 2:31 am

The California State Assembly provides for an important equity impact analysis of legislation to be completed pursuant to a house resolution adopted in 2021. House Resolution 39 states, in part: “the Assembly will explore methods to integrate equity more formally...

Prop 1 Vote Remains Close: 91% Of The Vote In, Less Than 25,000 Difference

March 14, 2024 8:31 pmMarch 14, 2024 8:31 pm

Following the most recent vote tabulations by the California Secretary of State’s office on Wednesday evening, Proposition 1 remained at virtual deadlock, with the yes vote narrowly ahead of the no vote 3,371,988 to 3,348,945, or 50.17% to 49.83%. Proposition...

Steve Garvey Moves Ahead of Adam Schiff in California’s U.S. Senate Primary

March 14, 2024 5:25 pmMarch 14, 2024 5:25 pm

California voters and Republicans have a rare opportunity to vote for a U.S. Senator from their own party – something that hasn’t happened since Republican Pete Wilson was elected to the U.S. Senate from California in 1983, and reelected in...

U.S. House 16th District Race Goes Down To The Wire – 60 Votes Between 2nd Place Candidates

March 14, 2024 12:25 pmMarch 14, 2024 12:25 pm

A large Secretary of State voting count update late on Wednesday pushed the U.S. House 16th District primary race to be the closest in the state, with Assemblyman Evan Low (D-Campbell) and Santa Clara County Supervisor and former state Senator...

California’s Displaced Janitor Opportunity Act

March 14, 2024 5:47 amMarch 14, 2024 5:48 am

In the California Labor Code, Division 2, Part 3, Chapter 4.5, there is the “Displaced Janitor Opportunity Act.” Chapter 4.5 was added in 2001 by Chapter 795. Section 1060 defines the following terms: “awarding authority,” “contractor,” “employee,” “person,” “service contract,”...

The Greenberg Brief: San Francisco’s Political Alliances Are About To Implode

March 14, 2024 2:48 amMarch 15, 2024 6:49 am

Supporting your preferred mayoral candidate is quickly becoming that much more difficult, as San Francisco’s eyes turn towards November. Power players and enthusiastic community advocates are quick to divert or jump ship. Some even make strange bedfellows. Case in point:...