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Real Estate Groups and Landlords Will Sue to Stop Bill to Allow Missed Rent Payments

May 28, 2020 2:25 amMay 27, 2020 9:04 pm

‘We have people who rely on us for work. You know, janitors, security, and maintenance staff.’ Real estate groups and landlords are planning to sue to stop a bill that would allow missed rent payments and lease changes. Opposition...

Assembly Holds Rare Committee to Directly Question Newsom Officials

May 26, 2020 7:45 pm

On Tuesday, the Assembly held a rare ‘committee of the whole’ meeting over Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposed 2020-2021 budget and questioned officials from the Governor’s office. Newsom’s office grilled over proposed budget cuts Both Republican and Democratic Assembly members, wearing...

Carve-Outs or Voter Initiative: What Will Fix AB5?

May 26, 2020 1:49 pmMay 27, 2020 8:43 am

‘Will California Democrats be forgiven for AB5?’ Assembly Bill 5, authored by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego), has greatly limited Californians’ ability to work as independent contractors and freelancers. As many as 300 or more industries have been negatively...

Should the California Minimum Wage Continue to Rise in this Pandemic?

May 26, 2020 2:13 amMay 25, 2020 9:28 pm

Under existing state law, California’s minimum wage will rise to $15 per hour by January 1, 2022 (or 2023 depending on the size of the employer). Each year since 2017, the amount of the minimum wage rises by $1 pursuant...

California Assembly Proposes Remote Attendance and Voting

May 25, 2020 3:17 pmMay 25, 2020 3:24 pm

ACA 25 would allow the Legislature to restrict the public’s physical access to any legislative proceeding ‘if such access is not practical under the circumstances of the state of emergency or due to the manner in which the proceeding is...

Uber Exception to AB5 Slated For November Ballot

May 25, 2020 10:09 amMay 25, 2020 7:38 am

California voters can vote this November on a ballot initiative that would exclude Uber and all app drivers from the AB5 law that compels companies to treat independent contractors as employees with all attendant benefits. Secretary of State Alex Padilla...

What Autocrat, Dictator or Tyrant has Ever Willingly Given Up One-Man Rule?

May 25, 2020 2:10 amMay 25, 2020 6:54 am

The Legislature recessed and left town, leaving Californians with Gov. Newsom and his newly found powers. Under California’s state-of-emergency rules, on March 4, in response to the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Gavin Newsom was the first governor to declare a...