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Uber, Lyft Drivers Breathe Sigh Of Relief Following Appellate Decision Affirming Prop 22

March 14, 2023 6:23 pmMarch 14, 2023 6:23 pm

A day after the California First District Court of Appeals ruled that rideshare companies such as Uber and Lyft could continue to classify employees as independent contractors, the majority of rideshare drivers across the state continued to breathe a sigh...

State Appelate Court Upholds Prop. 22 Rideshare Independent Contractor Classification Vote

March 13, 2023 8:58 pmMarch 13, 2023 8:58 pm

The California First District Court of Appeals ruled on Monday that rideshare companies such as Uber and Lyft could continue to classify employees as independent contractors, both validating the 2020 Proposition 22 vote, and invalidating the Assembly Bill 5 law...

Flavored Tobacco Ban Begins In California

December 22, 2022 1:46 pm

The statewide flavored tobacco and e-cigarette ban went into effect on Wednesday, impacting retailers and consumers alike less than a week after a final attempt to stop it in the Supreme Court failed. The battle over flavored tobacco in California...

Senator Weiner Reintroduces Psychedelic Drug Decriminalization bill

December 19, 2022 2:15 pm

A bill to decriminalize plant-based psychedelic drugs was reintroduced on Monday in a much-watered down version that previous iterations have taken. According to Senate Bill 58, by Senator Scott Weiner (D-San Francisco), plant-based and other natural hallucinogens such as psilocybin...

San Francisco Vacant Residential Unit Tax Proposition Passes

November 15, 2022 2:33 amNovember 15, 2022 6:43 am

Proposition M, a ballot measure in San Francisco that adds a vacancy tax on multifamily units, reached the threshold to pass on Monday. Introduced earlier this year by the Democratic Socialists of America and Faith in Action Bay Area, Proposition...

Sports Gambling Propositions 26, 27 Fail At The Polls

November 9, 2022 6:09 pm

At the polls on Tuesday, Californian voters overwhelmingly defeated two propositions that would have brought sports gambling into California, with the Golden state remaining one of the handful of states to not allow the practice. Ever since being created as...

Gov. Newsom, Lawmakers Hold Rallies In Support Of Abortion Constitutional Measure Prop 1

November 8, 2022 2:30 amNovember 7, 2022 8:29 pm

Lawmakers across California held rallies on Sunday and Monday to gather final support for Proposition 1, a Constitutional Amendment to “enshrine the ‘Right to Abortion, Contraception,”with Governor Gavin Newsom and Secretary of State Shirley Weber in particular leading a large rally...