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Uber, Lyft Drivers Breathe Sigh Of Relief Following Appellate Decision Affirming Prop 22

March 14, 2023 6:23 pmMarch 14, 2023 6:23 pm

A day after the California First District Court of Appeals ruled that rideshare companies such as Uber and Lyft could continue to classify employees as independent contractors, the majority of rideshare drivers across the state continued to breathe a sigh...

Failed Silicon Valley Bank, the Newsoms, and Connected Friends

March 14, 2023 5:27 pmMarch 16, 2023 12:03 pm

The Silicon Valley Bank failure and shutdown is because of “idiot bank management under an incompetent board,” according to Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary. “O’Leary joined Fox News hosts Bill Hemmer and Dana Perino on Tuesday to discuss the Silicon Valley...

No Garcetti Vote, But No Love Either

March 14, 2023 3:41 pmMarch 14, 2023 3:45 pm

Though the U.S. Senate vote on his nomination will not take place until Wednesday, ex-Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti still found himself the center of attention with multiple sources decrying his potential India ambassadorship. Sen. Chuck Grassley – who investigated...

Legislative Declarations Regarding Non-Municipal Affairs

March 14, 2023 7:40 amMarch 14, 2023 7:43 am

Bills in the California Legislature occasionally designate a provision of state law to apply to all cities, which means the proposed state law applies equally to both general law cities and charter cities. This occurs when the Legislature makes a...

State Appelate Court Upholds Prop. 22 Rideshare Independent Contractor Classification Vote

March 13, 2023 8:58 pmMarch 13, 2023 8:58 pm

The California First District Court of Appeals ruled on Monday that rideshare companies such as Uber and Lyft could continue to classify employees as independent contractors, both validating the 2020 Proposition 22 vote, and invalidating the Assembly Bill 5 law...

Open the Books Links Gov. Gavin Newsom and Silicon Valley Bank

March 13, 2023 6:02 pmMarch 14, 2023 3:59 pm

Following the Friday Silicon Valley Bank closure, Sunday morning the Globe reported an interesting tie between Silicon Valley Bank and California’s First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom – John China, SVB Executive of Capital sits on the board of Jennifer Siebel Newsom’s California Partners...

Garcetti, China Scandal Exposed, Just Hours Before Ambassador Vote

March 13, 2023 4:16 pmMarch 13, 2023 4:22 pm

Maybe it won’t be Rick Jacobs – Eric Garcetti’s “all hands on dick” political fixer – that will sink the ex-mayor’s quest to be the next ambassador to India after all. It just might be China. More specifically, it might...