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Senate, Assembly Pass Mandatory Minority Board Member Quota Bill

September 3, 2020 6:11 pmSeptember 7, 2020 6:46 am

Earlier this week, a bill that would set up mandatory minority minimums on California company boards of directors narrowly passed in the Assembly and Senate, leaving it a signature away from becoming law. Assembly Bill 979, authored by Assemblyman Chris...

Senator John Moorlach (Kevin Sanders for California Globe)

Exclusive: Sen. John Moorlach on California Senate Republicans’ ‘Quarantine Status’

September 3, 2020 2:35 amSeptember 3, 2020 3:13 pm

Shortly after my “Oma,” my mother’s mother, passed away, my aged “Opa,” my grandfather, could no longer take care of himself. Two of my uncles decided to put him in a senior living facility. On his way in, my Opa,...

3 Teacher Requirement Reduction Bills Killed Before Final Floor Votes

September 3, 2020 2:11 amSeptember 2, 2020 9:39 pm

On Monday, a trio of bills aimed at simplifying and reducing the number of tests needed to become a teacher in California failed before getting to final floor votes in the Legislature, keeping the current 4 test requirement system in...

State Run Generic Pharmaceutical Drug Manufacturing Bill Passes Both Houses

September 2, 2020 5:26 pm

On Monday, both the Assembly and Senate passed a bill that would have California produce its own generic drugs within the state. A generic prescription drug production by California, in California, for California Senate Bill 852, authored by Senator Richard...

Bill That Would Limit Tear Gas, Rubber Bullet Use By Police Fails In Senate

September 2, 2020 3:04 pm

On Tuesday, a bill that would have banned the use of tear gas, rubber bullets, and other “less lethal” projectiles such as bean bags by the police to be used on crowds died in the Senate when time ran out...

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra

California AG Xavier Becerra’s ‘Sneaky’ Power Grab

September 2, 2020 1:53 pm

“In an unusual last-minute power grab, Attorney General Xavier Becerra is trying to ram something called Assembly Bill 6 through the California State Legislature,” the Sacramento Bee Editorial Board reported Monday. “It’s a perfect example of bad, secretive and cynical...

Gov. Newsom Signs Bill Extending Eviction Moratorium Until January 31st

September 1, 2020 7:09 pm

On Monday, during a marathon legislative session and only hours before the statewide eviction moratorium was scheduled to end, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into a law a bill extending the moratorium until January 31, 2021. The Tenant, Homeowner, and Small...