Highlight – Page 779 – California Globe

Bill To Require Driverless Trucks To Have A Driver in the Vehicle Passes Assembly

June 2, 2023 8:25 amJune 2, 2023 8:26 am

A bill to require driverless trucks to have a driver in the vehicle passed the Assembly in a 69-4 vote on Wednesday, moving to the Senate. Assembly Bill 316, authored by Assemblywoman Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D-Winters) would prohibit the operation of an...

Former Los Angeles Dodgers MVP Steve Garvey Considers Senate Run

June 2, 2023 2:45 amJune 2, 2023 2:46 am

Former Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres First Baseman Steve Garvey announced on Thursday that he is seriously considering running for the U.S. Senate in 2024, potentially bringing a big-name Republican in to what has been a mostly Democratic...

Improperly Soliciting Employees in California

June 2, 2023 2:30 amJune 2, 2023 2:31 am

California Labor Code Division 2, Part 3, Chapter 2 prohibits the solicitation of employees by misrepresentation. Chapter 2 was added in 1937 by Chapter 90. Labor Code Section 970 prohibits any person, or agent or officer, directly or indirectly, from...

Bill to Limit Police From Issuing Tickets for ‘Low-Level Violations’ Narrowly Passed In Senate

June 1, 2023 1:10 pmJune 1, 2023 1:10 pm

A bill to limit law enforcement officers from issuing tickets for “low-level violations”, such as expired plates or having a light out, was narrowly passed in the Senate on Wednesday. Senate Bill 50, authored by Senator Steven Bradford (D-Gardena), would...

Lorena Gonzalez Out to Destroy Another Important Industry: Goat Grazing

June 1, 2023 12:49 pmJune 1, 2023 2:01 pm

After destroying the California “gig” economy and independent contractors in more than 300 industries with Assembly Bill 5, former Democrat Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, now the head of the California Labor Federation, has set her sites on the Goat herding industry....

Labor Union Insignia in California

June 1, 2023 2:45 amJune 1, 2023 2:46 am

California’s Labor Code, in Division 2, Part 3, Chapter 3, provides for labor union insignia. Labor Code Section 1010 defines the term “label.” Section 1011 provides that a person engaged in the production, manufacture, or sale of any article of...

Meta Threatens To Halt All News In California if ‘Journalism Usage Fee’ Passes

June 1, 2023 2:30 amJune 1, 2023 2:31 am

Meta, the parent company of social media platforms Facebook and Instagram, threatened to remove all news content in California on Wednesday should a bill imposing “journalism usage fees” pass. The focal point of Meta’s concern is Assembly Bill 886 by...