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Lawmakers Just Passed Two Bills to Punish Physicians and Curtail Free Speech

September 2, 2022 9:29 amSeptember 3, 2022 8:29 am

Did the headline get your attention? It should. The two bills will punish non-compliant physicians and curtail free speech. The Globe has covered these bills this year, but they demand additional attention. AB 2098 by Assemblyman Evan Low (D-Campbell), will punish physicians and...

Two Gun Control Bills Fail on Final Day of 2022 California Legislative Session

September 2, 2022 7:39 amSeptember 3, 2022 8:29 am

A bill restricting concealed carry rights, Senate Bill 918 by Sen. Anthony Portantino (D-La Cañada Flintridge), was dead in early August, until it was moved out Assembly Appropriations with 32 pages of 185 new amendments. SB 918 creates a new...

Governor Newsom Must Protect Vulnerable Millions and Veto SB 731

September 2, 2022 2:50 amSeptember 1, 2022 1:34 pm

The Governor must protect public safety by vetoing a bill to expand ability of convicted felons to expunge their records. Senate Bill 731 prevents any business that conducts background investigations on its employees from accessing the critical information in most...

CA Legislature is Adjourned: What Bills Passed? What Failed?

September 1, 2022 8:12 amSeptember 2, 2022 6:29 am

The California Legislature wrapped up the 2022 session after midnight. There was drama, mean Tweets, arm twisting, heated language, and some surprises. The members of the California Legislature rejected a bill by former Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) to allow...

An Unhappy Labor Day for California Workers

September 1, 2022 2:45 amSeptember 1, 2022 6:28 am

Labor Day pays tribute to America’s workers, but here in California, job-killing legislation and regulations continue to harm independent professionals, small-business owners and essential workers across the state. Currently awaiting passage in the California State Senate, the bill known as...

From Sri Lanka to Salinas: Will California Learn Anything from Sri Lanka’s Green Apocalypse?

August 31, 2022 11:12 pmSeptember 2, 2022 1:56 pm

Ah, Sri Lanka. In 2020: a beautiful, agriculturally self-sufficient island nation full of tea and tourists and holder of the highest “Environmental, Social, and Governance” (ESG) investor rating in the world. And then, as part of the larger “green”...

Biden Energy Secretary Granholm to Visit So Cal to Tour Electric Truck Dealership During Heat Wave

August 31, 2022 2:52 pmAugust 31, 2022 2:58 pm

Thursday and Friday U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm will travel to Southern California to tour the site of one of the first electrified truck dealerships in America. Secretary Granholm just happens to be visiting California during such an “extreme...