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What Are Two-Year Bills?

December 9, 2021 7:14 amDecember 9, 2021 7:17 am

The California Legislature convenes in two-year sessions and bills are introduced in both of those two years. Under the state Constitution, bills introduced in the first year of Session (the odd-numbered year) can be carried over to the second year...

Oakland City Council Votes To Add More Police, Police Academies Amid Crime Surge

December 9, 2021 2:20 amApril 3, 2022 8:35 am

The Oakland City Council voted Tuesday to add more police academies and officers, reversing a course of police defunding and hiring freezes from the last year and a half. Press play to hear a narrated version of this story, presented...

Nearly 500 Los Angeles School Employees Fired for Not Complying with State Vaccine Mandate

December 8, 2021 3:55 pmDecember 9, 2021 12:16 pm

The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) fired 496 employees for not complying with the District vaccine mandate on Tuesday. And 600 more are on the chopping block. The LAUSD COVID-19 vaccination mandate was first announced in the late summer,...

California is Taxing a Half Billion in Pandemic Stimulus Funds From Struggling Bars and Restaurants

December 8, 2021 2:57 pmApril 3, 2022 8:34 am

California restaurants and bars received $5.7 billion in Restaurant Revitalization Fund (“RRF”) grants out of a nationwide total of $28.6 billion. Reflecting the importance of the hospitality service business in the state of California, this is an impressive 20% total...

Intent Bills Are Not Spot Bills and Vice Versa

December 8, 2021 2:42 pmDecember 8, 2021 3:41 pm

Quite often bills introduced in the California Legislature without substantive language in them are called “spot bills.” However, that is not always the case even though both spot and intent bills act as placeholders with substantive amendments to be added...

After Extending California’s State of Emergency, and Vacation in Cabo, Gov. Newsom On a Book Tour

December 8, 2021 11:30 amDecember 8, 2021 11:30 am

California Gov. Gavin Newsom extended California’s COVID State of Emergency in November into its second year. He recently ordered all students ages 5-11 to receive COVID vaccinations in order to attend in-person school. Mask mandates and vaccine requirements are still...

Ballot Initiative to Raise CA Minimum Wage to $18 an Hour by 2026 Filed With Attorney General

December 8, 2021 2:24 amDecember 8, 2021 3:41 pm

A ballot initiative that would raise the state minimum wage to $18 an hour by 2026 was filed with the Attorney General’s office during the weekend, paving the way to be voted on as soon as the November 2022 election....