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Negotiations Between Union, Chevron at Richmond Refinery Break Down Once Again

April 21, 2022 7:14 am

Following an entire week of resumed negotiations between Chevron and the United Steelworkers (USW) union over the strike at the Chevron Richmond refinery in the Bay area last week, officials from both sides announced on Monday that both sides had...

Assembly Judiciary Committee Passes Bill To Allow Firearm Industry to be Sued by Governments and Victims

April 21, 2022 2:43 amApril 21, 2022 1:41 pm

A bill to make it easier for local governments and gun violence victims to sue gun makers was introduced in the Assembly on Tuesday. Assembly Bill 1594, authored by Assemblymen Phil Ting (D-San Francisco), Chris Ward (D-San Diego) and Mike...

Senate Bill To Expand State Employee, Agency Contractor Whistleblower Protects Passes Judiciary Committee

April 20, 2022 3:55 pm

A bill that would expand state employee and state agency whistleblower protections for contractors was passed unanimously by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. Senate Bill 947, authored by Senate Minority Leader Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita), would expand protections of...

SF Supervisor Matt Haney Wins 17th Assembly Dist. Special Election Run-Off

April 20, 2022 12:37 pmApril 20, 2022 12:44 pm

San Francisco City Supervisor Matt Haney defeated San Francisco District Attorney Chief of Staff and former Supervisor David Campos with over 63% of the vote on Tuesday in the special Assembly District 17 run-off election. The seat had been open...

Assembly and Senate Badges: Lawmakers, Not Cops

April 20, 2022 2:22 amApril 20, 2022 4:27 pm

As a journalist covering California politics from localized issues to state bills to actions with national and international consequences, I’m often asked a lot of fun questions. Sometimes it’s simply asking where a certain petition is online, which is usually...

2022 LA Mayoral Election: Comparing Attendance Records of Karen Bass and Rick Caruso

April 19, 2022 2:45 amApril 18, 2022 7:33 pm

With the LA Mayoral primary now only about a month and a half away and the race now virtually neck to neck between Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-CA) and Developer Rick Caruso according to the latest polls, both frontrunners are now...

Bill To Make Kindergarten Mandatory Gains Support

April 18, 2022 4:31 pm

A long discussed and hard fought bill to make kindergarten mandatory before entering first grade has received increased support in recent weeks, signaling that passage could come later this year. Senate Bill 70, authored by Senator Susan Rubio (D-Baldwin Park),...