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Paid Family Leave Expansion Comes To a Vote In The State Assembly

September 9, 2019 4:24 pmSeptember 10, 2019 7:45 am

Senate Bill 135, which would increase the number of people qualified for family leave and expand the definition of who’s covered under family leave, faces a vote this week. SB 135’s language would change existing laws in a large way....

California Lawmakers Could Ruin the Gig Economy if AB 5 is Signed into Law

September 9, 2019 3:52 pmSeptember 10, 2019 7:44 am

Assembly Bill 5 by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) could destroy California’s Gig economy if passed and signed into law. The Gig economy includes ride-share businesses like Uber and Lyft, and food delivery services Postmates and DoorDash. A gig economy is...

DMV Appointments Would No Longer Be Sold Under Bill in State Assembly

September 9, 2019 12:33 pmSeptember 9, 2019 3:53 pm

Assembly Bill 317, which would ban California DMV appointments from being sold, is currently under debate in the California Assembly. The DMV appointment system, which is free for Californians needing DMV appointments, is available online and was created as a...

Anger Erupting in California as Protesters Take Over State Capitol

September 9, 2019 11:04 amSeptember 9, 2019 2:37 pm

“Our children are hurt, and you’re arresting mothers,” angry parents chanted outside Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Capitol office Monday morning. These parents are protesting Senate Bill 276, a bill which these parents say will violate the doctor-patient relationship by eliminating vaccination...

Final Week of CA Legislative Session: Gig Economy, Vaccines, Parolees Voting, Rent Control, Enviro Bills

September 9, 2019 7:45 am

There are hundreds of bills yet to pass this final week of the California legislative session. Many contentious and controversial bills are already headed to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk, and many more will be debated this week. Watch for Assembly...

CA Taxpayers Paying Wildly Inflated Costs for Public Employees’ Health Plans

September 9, 2019 7:03 amSeptember 9, 2019 7:04 am

While private sector employers and workers are spending a bigger share of their income on their own health insurance plans, they don’t know they are also spending a bigger share of their income on public employees’ health plans. “Spending 52...

New Memorial to Corporal Ronil “Ron” Singh Gunned Down by an Illegal Immigrant

September 8, 2019 9:55 amSeptember 8, 2019 11:18 am

This month a new memorial to slain Newman police officer Ronil Singh opens on Dutch Hollow Farms near Modesto. Owner John Bos told CBS News that on September 28, “Corporal Singh’s wife and child will be the first to walk...