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Three Huge Strikes Impact California: Kaiser Permanente, SAG-AFTRA, WGA

October 5, 2023 12:31 pmOctober 5, 2023 12:31 pm

Two major strikes involving the healthcare industry and the entertainment industry continued on Thursday, with both the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television (SAG-AFTRA) and Kaiser Permanente workers both currently negotiating to end the strikes as soon as possible. While...

A Different Type of Double-jointing Language?

October 5, 2023 10:56 amOctober 5, 2023 10:56 am

As readers may recall, double jointing requires technical amendments prepared by the Office of Legislative Counsel that will prevent an amended bill from “chaptering out” the provisions of another bill when both bills amend the same Code section. According to...

Bill to Ban Ballot Hand Counts Signed By Governor Newsom

October 4, 2023 6:35 pmOctober 4, 2023 6:35 pm

A bill to end the manual hand count of ballots in elections with more than 1,000 voters was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday, going into effect immediately after signing. Assembly Bill 969, authored by Assemblywoman Gail...

Paid Sick Leave Expansion Bill Signed Into Law By Governor Newsom

October 4, 2023 4:45 pmOctober 4, 2023 4:45 pm

A bill to increase the minimum number of paid sick leave days a year for employees from three to five, as well as expand the minimum number of accrued sick days a year from six to ten, was signed into...

With Kevin McCarthy Gone, is Jessica Patterson’s Job as CA GOP Chair on Shaky Ground?

October 4, 2023 3:46 pmOctober 6, 2023 6:57 am

With California Congressman Kevin McCarthy voted out as House Speaker Tuesday, GOP tongues are wagging in the Golden State, questioning whether California GOP Chairwoman Jessica Patterson is on shaky ground given her close ties with the now-former Speaker. “Jessica Patterson...

Los Angeles City Council Moves Forward With Proposal to Ban Cashless Businesses

October 4, 2023 11:42 amOctober 4, 2023 11:42 am

The Los Angeles City Council voted 13-0 on Tuesday to move forward with a motion that would ban all cashless stores in the city, with the chief legislative analyst now being instructed to work with the city attorney on the...

LA County Parents’ Free Speech Win Has National import

October 3, 2023 8:30 pmOctober 3, 2023 8:38 pm

In a major win for the basic American right of freedom of speech that could have national implications, a Los Angeles County Judge has ruled a civil trial against County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer’s draconian and censorious health department...