During the weekend, two statues of Father Junipero Serra, a Spanish priest who established several missions in California in the 1770’s and helped lead to the settlement of the state, were removed by protesters in Los Angeles and San Francisco....
A bill to allow service and hospitality workers a right to return their jobs due to coronavirus related lay-offs, and institute paid emergency leave, faces a tough round of senate hearings this week. Increased coronavirus leave and a guaranteed right...
Last week, a bill that would create a 90-day supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) for all health care and essential workers in the state was reintroduced to the legislature. Ironically, the very Senator who had voted down the program...
‘Cal State University is today graduating students who cannot do basic algebra, supposedly a requirement for admission to the university. They also cannot compose a paragraph, much less an entire research paper. Once the CSU has figured out how to...
This week, a bill aiming prohibit time used going to the restroom, using a hand-washing station, drinking water, reporting a Labor Code violation or taking a break from being counted toward the time required to complete a quota was moved...
AB 5, the controversial independent contractor redefinition bill, has become closer to allowing numerous exemptions through two bills awaiting passage in the Senate. More exemptions under AB 1850 and AB 2257 Assembly Bill 1850 and Assembly Bill 2257, both authored by Assemblywoman...
‘You cannot change history. We are a tight-knit community who do not favor changing our name, especially when pushed to do so by politicos who have never even visited our town and know nothing of our long and rich local...