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SB 700: Cannabis Use by Employees

March 22, 2023 3:23 pmMarch 22, 2023 3:24 pm

Senate Bill 700 by Sen. Steven Bradford (D-Los Angeles) has recently been amended to address employment discrimination due to cannabis use. SB 700 would amend Government Code Section 12954 to make it unlawful for an employer to request information from...

SB 723: Displaced Workers

March 22, 2023 3:17 pmMarch 22, 2023 3:20 pm

Senate Bill 723 by Sen. Maria Elena Durazo (D-Los Angeles) was amended to address displaced workers. SB 723 would amend Labor Code Section 2810.8 which requires certain employers to offer its laid-off employees specified information about job positions that become...

‘Journalism Usage Fee’ Legislation Proposed In CA Assembly

March 22, 2023 12:41 pmMarch 22, 2023 12:41 pm

A bill that would have big tech companies pay a fee to news outlets for using or posting articles and other local news content was introduced in the Assembly this week. Assembly Bill 886, authored by Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland),...

Conflicts of Interest in Contracting by California State Agencies

March 22, 2023 8:36 amMarch 22, 2023 8:45 am

California’s Public Contract Code (PCC) provides conflict of interest laws in Article 8 of Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 2. Article 8 was added in 1983 by Chapter 1231. PCC Section 10410 prohibits any officer or employee in...

Californians for Equal Rights Foundation Announces Intent to Sue San Francisco Over Guaranteed Income Programs

March 22, 2023 8:29 amMarch 22, 2023 4:31 pm

Californians for Equal Rights Foundation and American Civil Rights Project, on Tuesday notified San Francisco city and county, the San Francisco Unified School District, the University of California San Francisco and the California Health and Human Services Agency their intent to...

Homeless Voucher Scheme: 2 Sex Offenders Accused of Raping Minor Girls at El Cajon Motel

March 21, 2023 5:08 pmMarch 21, 2023 7:08 pm

Two girls believed to be as young as 13 were allegedly raped by two convicted sex offenders wearing ankle monitors at a Motel 6 in El Cajon participating in a motel voucher program that temporarily houses homeless. In September, the...

OPINION: UC Davis Chancellor Schooled in Freedom of Expression, Diversity of Thought, and Inclusion

March 21, 2023 3:39 pmMarch 21, 2023 3:39 pm

Last week the Globe reported on Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, who was invited by the local TPUSA chapter to speak at U.C. Davis March 14th. Ahead of his speech, the Sacramento Bee published an inflammatory article by Bee opinion...