Viewpoint: Is California Serious About Addressing the Wildfire Risk? Not So Much. July 27, 2021 By John Norwood Recent state budget actions by California Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state Legislature make a strong argument that the state...
California Aiming to Ease Virus Rules for Workers in Mid-June May 25, 2021 By Don Thompson California workforce regulators will aim for a mid-June easing of workplace mask and social distancing requirements to conform with a...
California Governor Wants Ban on New Fracking by 2024 April 26, 2021 By Adam Beam Gov. Gavin Newsom said said California will stop issuing fracking permits by 2024 and halt all oil drilling by 2045,...
California Governor Planning $4 B for Economic Recovery January 7, 2021 By Adam Beam After spending most of 2020 telling small businesses to close and limit their customers, California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday...
Disneyland Unions Tell California Governor Resort Can Be Reopened Safely Despite Virus October 20, 2020 By Helen Coster Unions representing over 10,000 Disney theme park workers have told California Gov. Gavin Newsom that the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim,...
California Workers’ Comp Bills Signed into Law October 2, 2020 California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a handful of bills related to workers’ compensation, including bills dealing with COVID-19 and reporting...
California Governor Signs Four Bills Affecting Cannabis Industry October 1, 2020 California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law four bills affecting the cannabis industry, and vetoed one. The cannabis-related bills Newsom...
New California Law Comes From Crash That Killed Kobe Bryant September 30, 2020 Gov. Gavin Newsom has approved legislation prompted by the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant and eight other people that...
California Burnin’ – a Warning Against One-Party Rule: Opinion September 22, 2020 By Niall Ferguson, Bloomberg Opinion “California, folks, is America fast forward.” Thus said Governor Gavin Newsom, hoarsely, amid brown smoke at the North Complex Fire...
California Governor Signs Workers’ Comp Law Protecting Workers from Virus September 21, 2020 By Adam Beam California companies must warn their workers of any potential exposure to the coronavirus and must pay their employees workers compensation...