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What Is the Industrial Welfare Commission?

June 25, 2023 10:53 amJune 25, 2023 10:59 am

What is the Industrial Welfare Commission (IWC) and why is it important now? The IWC has been inoperative for many years and not funded – until now. The June 24, 2023 amendments to AB/SB 102 (Budget Bill Junior) would fund...

Are Legislative Findings in Prop. 28 Bills Sufficient?

June 25, 2023 7:59 amJune 25, 2023 8:07 am

In reviewing recent legislation that proposes amendments to California’s Arts and Music in Schools Act, as enacted by the voters by Prop. 28 in November 2022, the same legislative finding and declaration is made in a bill. It is a...

Prioritizing Your Safety: My Pledge to Support Law Enforcement and Protect Our Neighborhoods

June 24, 2023 8:40 amJune 24, 2023 8:48 am

The “decarceration” and “defund police” movements have made our neighborhoods less safe, eroded the morale of our law enforcement agencies, and hurt small businesses that power our economy. These dangerous ideologies prioritize criminals over community – and even the real...

The Cashless Ban: San Francisco’s Continued Folly

June 24, 2023 2:45 amJune 27, 2023 5:24 am

Back in 2019, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed an ordinance banning nearly all “cashless” stores, or those that only accept credit cards, debit cards, and other virtual payments while not accepting cash. The Board said that such brick...

Mayor London Breed Proposes San Francisco Centre Mall Be Torn Down For Soccer Stadium

June 24, 2023 2:30 amJune 24, 2023 2:31 am

During the Bloomberg’s Technology Summit in San Francisco on Thursday, San Francisco Mayor London Breed proposed that the rapidly declining San Francisco Centre mall be completely replaced by something else, going as far as to say that it be torn...

Julie Su Has to Wait Until After Senate Recess

June 23, 2023 3:50 pmJune 23, 2023 4:02 pm

The tortured path of Julie Su’s journey to be Joe Biden’s Secretary of Labor is riven with potholes, politics, and the PRO Act. In the past week, Su was praised by some for helping broker a tentative end to the...

Two LA City Council members & Assemblywoman Carrillo Arrested During Labor Protest Thursday

June 23, 2023 12:48 pmJune 23, 2023 12:48 pm

Los Angeles City Councilmembers Nithya Raman and Hugo Soto-Martinez, as well as Assemblywoman Wendy Carrillo (D-Los Angeles), were among the nearly 200 arrested at a labor protest near Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on Thursday. All three were charged with...