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Gov. Newsom’s Proposition 1 Remains At 50%-50% Split

March 7, 2024 2:30 amMarch 7, 2024 2:31 am

A number of new votes tallied on Wednesday by the California Secretary of State revealed that Proposition 1 remained largely a tie, with 1,958,171 for the proposition and 1,936,817 against it. Proposition 1, if passed, would expand the state’s mental...

Ringside: Harvesting Urban Storm Runoff

March 7, 2024 2:15 amMarch 7, 2024 2:16 am

In a normal year, by the end of March downtown Los Angeles receives 13 inches of rain. Last year 27.8 inches fell, and through March 3 of this year, 21.3 inches has already fallen. This suggests that both this year...

Opposition to Su Federal Freelance Rule Grows: Kiley, Cassidy Introduce Bill to Stop

March 6, 2024 3:30 pmMarch 6, 2024 3:30 pm

In January, the Department of Labor, headed by Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su of California pandemic fraud/AB 5 infamy, proposed a federal rule that would gut freelance and gig workers right to remain freelancers and gig workers. The rule,...

Payment of Wages for General Occupations in California

March 6, 2024 11:35 amMarch 6, 2024 11:35 am

In California’s Labor Code, Division 2, Part 1, Chapter 1, Article 1, there are numerous rules for the payment of wages for general occupations in this state. Article 1 was added in 1937 by Chapter 90. Section 200 of the...

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Fast Food Council: How to Kill Another Industry

March 6, 2024 8:13 amMarch 7, 2024 6:28 am

With California Governor Gavin Newsom mired in “PaneraGate,” after he exempted a billionaire buddy from California’s new $20 minimum wage law, people are asking about this new Fast Food Council the Governor just announced. Newsom’s friend, Billionaire Greg Flynn owns...

Overwhelming Migrant Ingress Shifts To California

March 5, 2024 8:59 amMarch 5, 2024 9:00 am

The presumptive Democrat and Republican presidential candidates for the 2024 election headed to the southern border last week to focus on immigration. And why shouldn’t they? While in most national elections the economy is often cited as the most important...

Contracts and Applications for Employment under the Labor Code

March 5, 2024 6:20 amMarch 5, 2024 6:20 am

California’s Labor Code has provisions related to contracts and applications for employment under Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Part 1 of Division 2. Article 3 was enacted in 1937 by Chapter 90. Section 430 defines “applicant” to mean an...