In the California Legislature, as with several other legislative bodies around the country, there is an initial question regarding whether amendments to existing bills must be “germane” to the subject matter of the existing bill. As described in legislative glossaries,...
SB 50, the bill that would alter local zoning laws to allow for more higher density residential buildings and allow the building of multiple-family buildings in areas currently zoned for single families, has returned to the Senate for the third...
‘Right to shelter’ laws, which would make cities unable to turn away anyone seeking shelter for the night, are likely making a return in the halls of the state Capitol Building. Failure of past proposals In previous years, any talk...
U.S. District Judge Philip Gutierrez denied two freelancers’ temporary restraining order request challenging Assembly Bill 5, despite their claims that the new law will prevent them from making a living at freelancing. The judge said they waited too long after...
Los Angeles street vendors face more stringent laws in 2020 with new regulations and permits threatening many people’s livelihoods. A change in LA In many areas of Los Angeles, street vendors are prevalent. In some areas, such as MacArthur Park,...
“We have tried spending money. We are spending more than we have ever spent before and it does not work.” ~Henry Morgenthau Jr., Secretary of the Treasury and close friend to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and architect of the New...
A renewed effort to pass a bill to put a $4.2 billion bond on the November ballot to help combat various climate and environmental dangers in California is currently underway by several Senators and Assemblymembers in Sacramento. A $4.2 billion...