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Su Squeaks Past Committee on Party Line Vote

April 26, 2023 10:07 amApril 27, 2023 12:32 pm

The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee Wednesday morning voted 11 to 10 to advance formed California labor chief Julie Su’s nomination to become the next federal Secretary of Labor. The vote – as expected – was a strictly...

Don’t Allow Biden’s Labor Pick Julie Su to ‘Fail Up’ Again

April 26, 2023 9:20 amApril 26, 2023 9:20 am

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Rep. Kevin Kiley, both from California, have an op ed Wednesday at Fox News about the Golden State being “let down by the very leaders trusted to govern it…” namely former California Labor and Workforce Development...

Looming Writer’s Strike with Undertones of Woke Agenda Could Spell Disaster for Hollywood

April 26, 2023 7:31 amApril 26, 2023 7:49 am

The Writer’s Guild of America is set to begin another strike if their demands are not met by the end of their contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. This would be the first strike since the...

Women in Construction under the California Labor Code

April 26, 2023 6:41 amApril 26, 2023 6:48 am

California Labor Code Division 1, Chapter 4.4 concerns women in construction. Chapter 4.4 was added in 2022 by Chapter 67 and Chapter 4.4 is titled “Women in Construction Priority Unit.” Section 107.7 defines the terms “department,” “director,” and “unit.” Section...

LA Mayor Bass’ $1.3 Billion Homeless Spending Budget Proposal Draws Criticism

April 26, 2023 2:30 amApril 26, 2023 2:31 am

LA Mayor Karen Bass’ $1.3 billion homeless department and fund budget for the coming year continued to draw criticism on Tuesday from many involved with homeless services, with many noting that the Mayor is focusing too much on her Inside...

Bill To List Human Trafficking Under Three Strikes Law Passes Senate Committee

April 25, 2023 5:54 pmApril 25, 2023 5:54 pm

A bill to include human trafficking in the listing of crimes defined as “serious” under California law, making the crime a strike under the Three Strikes law, was passed by a unanimous vote in the Senate Public Safety Committee on...

The Great Heist of California’s Fort Knox

April 25, 2023 12:59 pmApril 25, 2023 1:00 pm

“Fort Knox gets knocked over!” This fulsome headline would surely get worldwide attention and rightly so. Intrigue, speculation and theories about whodunnit and how it all went down would dominate the news cycle for months. What if it...