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Digital Asset Regulatory Bill Passes Senate Committee 7-0

August 15, 2020 2:24 amAugust 14, 2020 9:24 pm

On Thursday, a bill that would begin feasibility studies into regulating and classifying the virtual currency industry passed the Senate Banking and Financial Institutions Committee unanimously 7-0. AB 2150 and the digital currency industry in California Assembly Bill 2150, authored...

CA Judicial Council Votes To End Eviction Moratorium September 2nd

August 14, 2020 2:50 amAugust 13, 2020 7:04 pm

On Thursday, the Judicial Council of California voted 19-1 to end the temporary eviction and foreclosure moratorium that has been in place since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Eviction, foreclosure moratoriums to end September 2nd Under the language of...

Debt Collector Licensing Bill Passes Assembly Banking and Finance Committee

August 13, 2020 4:11 pmAugust 13, 2020 2:49 pm

On Wednesday, a bill that would require the licensing of debt collectors and debt buyers passed the Assembly Banking and Finance Committee. SB 908 moves up through the Assembly Senate Bill 908, authored by Senator Bob Wieckowski (D-Fremont), would have...

Latest Casualty in COVID Era: Customer Service

August 13, 2020 3:04 pmAugust 13, 2020 2:10 pm

My neighborhood grocery store, which once had very nice customer service, has degraded into COVID mask hysterics, and clerks now yell at shoppers for for allowing their own reusable bags touch the conveyer belt at the check out stand. Far...

Senate Republicans Attempt To Move Forward School COVID-19 Liability Issue

August 12, 2020 7:42 pmAugust 13, 2020 6:32 am

On Wednesday, GOP Senators led by Senator Brian Dahle (R-Bieber), asked for a motion to dismiss a bill that would limit schools of any COVID-19 related liability. An attempt at withdrawing AB 1384 Assembly Bill 1384, authored by Assemblyman Patrick...

Press Protection Bill Moves Forward In Assembly

August 12, 2020 5:36 pmAugust 13, 2020 6:13 am

This week, a bill that would give members of the press greater protections in and around areas closed off by law enforcement during protests faces a crucial hearing and vote in the Assembly Appropriations Committee. Greater protections for journalists and...

Uber May Halt All California Service Should Rideshare Employee Appeal Fail

August 12, 2020 2:13 pmAugust 13, 2020 6:08 am

On Wednesday, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said that Uber services in California would shut down until November if an Appellate judge doesn’t overturn a Superior Court ruling forcing rideshare companies to recognize all workers as employees. A possible three months...