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How to Realign California Politics

September 25, 2020 2:07 amSeptember 25, 2020 5:20 pm

The working class, which still constitutes a supermajority of California’s voters, is being destroyed by the policies enacted by the Democratic party. This is why political realignment in California can happen fast. In three fundamental areas, public education, land use, and...

New Bill Would Focus On Cutting Wildfire Carbon Emissions

September 24, 2020 1:49 pmSeptember 24, 2020 3:09 pm

On Wednesday, a new bill that would greatly reduce greenhouse gas emissions spread by wildfires in California was announced amid a flurry of environmental executive orders, ordinances, and protections being passed in the state. Wildfires over cap and trade Authored...

Responses to Gov. Newsom’s Executive Order Banning Gas-Powered Cars

September 24, 2020 7:57 amSeptember 24, 2020 8:03 am

“If you like your car, you can keep your car” may become the big government fib of 2020. While you may be able to keep your existing gas-powered car in California, any new car purchased after 2035 will have to...

Gov. Newsom Signs Bill That Pushes Non-Presidential Year Primaries Back To June

September 21, 2020 5:12 pmSeptember 21, 2020 5:15 pm

During the weekend, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a bill that will move all non-presidential year primaries back to June. Senate Bill 970, authored by Senator Tom Umberg (D-Santa Ana), would specifically change the primary date to the first...

AB 685 – Employer Notices of COVID-19 Exposures

September 21, 2020 6:45 amSeptember 21, 2020 6:59 am

On September 17, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 685 by Assemblywoman Eloise Gómez Reyes (D-Grand Terrace) into law as Chapter 84, to require public agencies to notify employees if they’ve potentially been exposed to COVID-19 at the worksite. The...

Workers’ Compensation in the Time of COVID-19

September 20, 2020 8:02 amSeptember 20, 2020 8:12 am

On September 17, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 1159 , by Senator Jerry Hill (D-San Mateo), into law as Chapter 85. Under the new law, employers face stricter requirements to report workplace Covid-19 cases to health authorities, and employees...

SB 1383 – Expanding California’s Family Rights Act

September 19, 2020 7:51 amSeptember 21, 2020 1:59 pm

On September 17, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 1383, by Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara), into law as Chapter 86. The bill to expand protected-family leave, amended Government Code Section 12945.2, added Section 12945.2, and amended Section 12945.6. Section...