[Source: Los Angeles Times] Both houses of the California Legislature will convene Wednesday afternoon for the formal beginning of an eight-month session to craft a state budget and consider hundreds of proposed laws. And they will do so with three fewer lawmakers, two having resigned after being accused of sexual harassment. The national conversation over Read More…
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Residents seek to recall 3 Paramount councilmembers in wake of environmental crisis
[Source: Long Beach Press Telegram] Residents in Paramount are attempting to recall three elected leaders as the city continues to grapple with an environmental crisis after the discovery of elevated levels of hexavalent chromium in the air. Proponents expect to begin collecting signatures early this year in their effort to recall councilmembers Daryl Hofmeyer, Peggy Read More…
A California lawmaker is trying to ban all gasoline-powered cars in the state by 2040
[ Source: Fortune] California drivers could see tremendous changes to their commute in the not-too-distant future if a California lawmaker gets his way. Assemblymember Phil Ting says he plans to introduce a bill to prohibit vehicles that use fossil fuels from driving on the state’s roads. If passed, the legislation would go into effect in Read More…
California’s top air agency condemns EPA’s move to allow high-polluting, older trucks on roads
[Source: California Air Resources Board] Decades of clean air progress stand to be reversed if the US EPA opts to repeal its rule on limiting production of “glider kits,” said Steve Cliff, Deputy Executive Officer of the California Air Resources Board, testifying at a public hearing today at EPA headquarters in Washington D.C. A ‘glider Read More…
L.A. County sheds 3,000 aerospace jobs between 2014 and 2016
[Source: Los Angeles Business Journal] Aerospace employment in Los Angeles County dropped by 3,000 jobs, or about 6 percent, to 51,000 between 2014 and 2016, according to a report released Monday from the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp. Most of the job losses were in aircraft manufacturing, which fell by 2,200, due in part Read More…
2018 brings salary history prohibition: employers beware
[Source: Fox and Hounds] Starting January 1, 2018, all California employers will be prohibited from asking about a job applicant’s prior salary history. This prohibition applies to both public and private employers, regardless of size. Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 168 (Eggman) on October 12 as Chapter 688. This bill adds Section 432.3 to the Labor Code. The Read More…
The GOP tax plan could be the death of Prop. 13
[Source: Los Angeles Times] After a shellacking at the polls on Tuesday, Republicans might not need any new reasons to abandon their unpopular tax overhaul. But here’s one more: It could lead California to finally dismantle Proposition 13, one of the state’s last remaining GOP accomplishments. The federal tax plan, introduced by House Republicans last Read More…
Small-business owners aren’t happy with government
[Source: L.A. BIZ] Washington’s ongoing showdown over tax reform appears to be doing little to buoy the nation’s small-business owners, a majority of whom say regulations and other aspects of government are far more important to their day-to-day operations. That’s according to a report released today by Thumbtack.com, a website that connects consumers with local Read More…
Governor signs leave mandate for small business, ban on salary history inquiries
[Source: CalChamber] Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today signed legislation mandating that small businesses provide a new protected leave of absence. SB 63 (Jackson; D-Santa Barbara) was identified by the California Chamber of Commerce as a job killer. Also signed today was AB 168 (Eggman; D-Stockton), which bans employers from inquiring about a job applicant’s Read More…