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CA Supreme Court Undermines Independent Worker Test Ruling it Retroactive

January 15, 2021 2:25 amJanuary 16, 2021 10:35 am

On Thursday the California Supreme Court ruled that the “ABC” test for finding independent contractors and workers under the AB 5 law is now to be considered retroactive. Under AB 5, the ABC test, first clarified in the 2018 Dynamex...

SF City Administrator Naomi Kelly Resigns Over Bribery Allegations

January 14, 2021 2:48 pmJanuary 14, 2021 6:09 pm

Earlier this week, San Francisco City Administrator handed in her resignation over continued fraud and bribery allegations. The allegations date back to 2016 when General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SF PUC) Harlan Kelly, who is Naomi’s...

Bizarre CADEM Party Press Conference: RecallGavin2020 is ‘Coup’ and ‘Treasoness’

January 14, 2021 12:09 pmJanuary 15, 2021 8:52 am

“California is heading off an economic cliff and Governor Gavin Newsom is driving the car,” Rescue California says. “Unaffordable housing. Record homelessness. Rising crime. Failing schools. Independent contractors thrown out of work. Exploding pension debt. And now, a locked down...

LA School District Board Votes That District Can Sue State Over Gov. Newsom’s Reopening Plan

January 13, 2021 6:09 pmJanuary 13, 2021 6:11 pm

On Tuesday, the board of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) voted unanimously to sue California if the state decides to continue on with Governor Gavin Newsom’s reopening plan. Announced in late December, Governor Newsom currently calls for a...

UNMASKED: Docs reveal Governor’s secret $1B China Deal

January 13, 2021 7:21 amJanuary 28, 2021 1:48 pm

In a Special report from Judicial Watch, a conservative legal watchdog group has announced that it received hundreds of pages of documents revealing the contract materials and communications related to a $1 billion contract for face masks between the California Office...

Labor Union, Rideshare Drivers Sue Over Proposition 22 Rideshare Driver Exemption Law

January 12, 2021 7:34 pm

The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) on Tuesday, in conjunction with rideshare drivers and customers, filed a lawsuit in California’s Supreme Court against California’s new Proposition 22 rideshare driver law. Prop 22, which exempts all rideshare workers from being classified...

CA District Attorneys Support Lawsuit by LA Assoc. of Deputy DAs against District Attorney George Gascón

January 12, 2021 11:35 am

The California District Attorneys Association announced Tuesday it will file a friend-of-the-court brief later this month supporting the lawsuit recently filed by the Los Angeles Association of Deputy District Attorneys against Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón because of...