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Gov. Gavin Newsom Vetoes Bill to Allow Illegal Immigrants to Borrow $150k for Home Purchase

September 6, 2024 2:42 pmSeptember 9, 2024 12:09 pm

California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed Assembly Bill 1840, which would have allowed illegal immigrants to borrow public taxpayer money for a downpayment on a home purchase. Really. Newsom’s veto message says that lawmakers tried to shoehorn illegal immigrants into a...

Oakland City Council Ignores Business Owners Concerns About Jack London Square Homeless Shelter

September 6, 2024 9:53 amSeptember 6, 2024 9:53 am

Historic Jack London Square in Oakland soon will be home to 100 drug-addicted homeless vagrants. “There goes the neighborhood (such as it is),” one resident posted on SFYimby.com. Business owners and neighbors said the city has not done any outreach....

Tax Increase Season

September 6, 2024 7:44 amSeptember 6, 2024 7:44 am

It’s an election year, which means it’s time to talk about tax increases! Yay? In the past few years massive post-pandemic tax revenue increases combined with skyrocketing real estate prices have driven tax receipts ever higher. One might think that...

Unemployment Compensation Coverage in California

September 6, 2024 2:30 amSeptember 6, 2024 2:31 am

Chapter 3 of Part 1 of Division 1 of California’s Unemployment Insurance Code deals with scope or coverage for purposes of unemployment compensation. Article 1 covers employment. Section 601 defines the term “employment” to mean service, including service in interstate...

Former CA Senate President Gloria Romero Defects from Democrat Party, Joins Republicans

September 5, 2024 1:55 pmSeptember 5, 2024 1:55 pm

Former California Democratic State Senate President Gloria Romero announced Wednesday that she has defected to the Republican Party. “In this Capitol behind me, I served as both Senate Democratic Caucus chair and the Senate majority leader. But today I say...

California’s Latest Crime Events Prove Why Prop 36 to Reform Prop 47 is Essential

September 5, 2024 8:00 amOctober 15, 2025 4:18 pm

California’s ongoing crime crisis is everywhere – no one is spared, except high ranking politicians and Hollywood elite who have security. Crime and rampant retail theft throughout California cities has caused thousands of small business and store closures. Escalating fentanyl...

Disability Compensation General Provisions in the UI Code

September 5, 2024 2:30 amSeptember 5, 2024 2:31 am

In Division 1, Part 2, Chapter 1, California’s Unemployment Insurance Code provides general provisions related to disability compensation. Section 2601 explains that the purpose of this law is to compensate in part for the wage loss sustained by any individual...