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Capitol

Amendment to clean-up bill for AB 5 needed to protect professional translators and interpreters

Assembly Bill 2257 falls short of fixing the problems with AB 5, threatening to impose red tape on professional interpreters like me.

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Guest Commentary

• August 11, 2020

Capitol

Legislature should acknowledge nurse practitioners’ value and remove restrictions

Assembly Bill 890 will remove restrictions on patient access to nurse practitioners and help fill California's primary care provider gap.

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Guest Commentary

• August 7, 2020

Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, a San Diego Democrat, poses for a photo with her family.

Politics

‘I am kind of shy’: Assemblymember Gonzalez on motherhood and quarantine

Welcome to Insiders, a new series in which I provide a glimpse into the personal lives — and personalities — of key players in the California Capitol. Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez, one of the most influential and high-profile lawmakers in the California Legislature known for her Twitter confrontations and taking on Silicon Valley’s gig-economy titans, says […]

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Emily Hoeven

• August 7, 2020

Capitol

Reject Assembly Bill 1720: Utility ratepayers must be protected from higher bills

The Legislature should reject Assembly Bill 1720, which would force the procurement of expensive energy resources on the backs of ratepayers.

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Guest Commentary

• August 3, 2020

Capitol

Approve Assembly Bill 1720: Two energy storage projects would create jobs

Assembly Bill 1720 will help the state move forward building clean energy storage and create jobs through infrastructure projects.

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Guest Commentary

• August 3, 2020

Commentary

There is existing policy to hold California law enforcement accountable for racial profiling; here is how to take part

California created a statewide board for police oversight; now is the time to pressure the Racial & Identity Profiling Act board to continue its mandate.

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Guest Commentary

• July 30, 2020

Capitol

Local transportation agencies are tracking e-bikes and e-scooters: They aren’t Big Brother

Los Angeles and other California cities are requiring rented mobility devices – e-bikes and e-scooters – to share real-time location data with government agencies.

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Guest Commentary

• July 28, 2020

Capitol

Lawmakers should reject one-size-fits-all approach to disposing organic waste

For years, our deli has recycled organic waste in a way that is inexpensive, good for the environment and beneficial for farmers, but AB 2959 would change that.

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Guest Commentary

• July 22, 2020

Assemblymember Mike Gipson wears a face mask with the words California Safe, as he addresses the Assembly during a committee of the whole, a parliamentary process held for the first time in 25 years to question Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration’s plan to fill an estimated $54.3 budget deficit created by the effects of the coronavirus. Photo by Rich Pedroncelli, AP Photo/Pool

Capitol

Assembly to Newsom: Don’t count on feds to rescue California from deep budget cuts

At an historic Assembly meeting, lawmakers on both sides criticized Gov. Gavin Newsom for proposing billions in cuts to schools, health care and safety net programs.

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Laurel Rosenhall

• May 26, 2020

California grocery workers hope the state adopts a new rule making it easier for essential workers like them to receive workers' comp benefits if they contract COVID-19. This masked worker stocks produce at Gus's Community Market in San Francisco. Photo by Ben Margot, AP Photo

Coronavirus

Governor’s quandary: Who should get California workers’ comp benefits for COVID-19?

Gov. Gavin Newsom could order that essential employees who contract coronavirus did so on the job and automatically qualify for workers' comp benefits. Businesses warn that could cost billions.

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Barbara Feder Ostrov

• April 26, 2020