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The third time was the charm for the twice defeated planned blackout bill SB 378 as it passed the Senate Energy, Utilities, and Communications Committee after rejections in March and September of 2019. $250,000 per hour fines Under SB 378, ...

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California Lawmakers Want Audit of State’s Homelessness Spending

January 16, 2020 10:35 amJanuary 17, 2020 4:14 pm

Assemblyman Kevin Kiley (R-Rocklin) and Senator Brian Jones (R-Santee) announced this week that they have requested a statewide audit of homelessness spending in California. The Joint Legislative Audit Committee will consider the request on February 26, 2020 (updated 1/16/2020). “The...

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ADA Protected Industry Threatened By AB 5

January 16, 2020 8:20 amJanuary 17, 2020 4:03 pm

California Assembly Bill 5 was signed into law in September, 2019, and became effective January 1st, 2020. Most of the opposition to comes from the trucking industry and rideshare companies Uber and Lyft. However, AB 5 also limits freelance writers and...

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CA Consumer Privacy Act: Enforcement Beginning Even Without Official Regulations Codified

January 16, 2020 7:31 amJanuary 16, 2020 7:32 am

The California Consumer Privacy Act took effect Jan. 1, 2020, with official enforcement by the California Attorney General to begin mid-year. The law is supposed to provide residents of California more control over data collected on them, but also provides...

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Sex Education Parental Permission Bill Voted Down in Senate Committee

January 16, 2020 6:27 amJanuary 17, 2020 12:33 pm

A bill that would have made sexual education in public schools an ‘opt-in’ program failed to move forward in a Senate Education Committee Wednesday. SB 673, authored by Senator Mike Morrell (R-Rancho Cucamonga), would have required permission slips filled out...

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California Businesses Could Face Higher Taxes Based on Gap Between Highest and Lowest Wages

January 15, 2020 5:12 pm

About 2,000 of the largest companies that conduct business in California might be paying significantly higher taxes starting next year if SB 37 is passed by the end of January. Wage gap based corporate taxation The bill would tax companies...

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Senate Committee to Vote on Statewide Rehaul of Recycling System

January 15, 2020 4:43 pm

A returning bill to the California Senate that would require beverage makers to take back their own cans and bottles, rather than the current system of consumers physically bringing empty containers to recycling centers, is to be voted on in...