Commentary: 9th Circuit issues scathing rebuke of Lorena Gonzalez
By Karen Anderson “Corruption.” “Backroom dealing.” “Pure spite.” “Naked favoritism.” These are the words written by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to describe former...
Assembly Bill 5
Commentary: San Diego lawmaker used false data to peddle her disastrous AB 5 law
Did Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) — the author of the disastrous AB 5 law that has cost hundreds of thousands of independent contractors in...
PRO Act bolsters unions, but critics say it’s a ‘job killer’
REGION — A broad and controversial labor law is set for a showdown in Congress this week. The Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act...
Election 2020: Battle lines drawn over Prop. 22, future of rideshare drivers
REGION — What has become an unofficial referendum on Assembly Bill 5, Proposition 22 pits union and pro-labor allies against ride-sharing companies such as Uber,...
Appeals court ruling averts Uber/Lyft shutdown
REGION — San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer and San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo got their wish today when an appeals court put on hold a...
Two CA mayors urge court to stay injunction against Uber, Lyft over AB 5
REGION — San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer joined San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo today to urge an appeals court to stay an injunction that they...
North County Republicans say voters don’t like leftward drift
REGION — Sensing voter unease about a too-far-leftward drift in Washington and Sacramento, three North County Republican candidates expressed optimism at a July 30 virtual...
LAO report details AB 5 enforcement, effects
REGION — More than 1 million independent contractors have been affected by the controversial Assembly Bill 5 law, according to the California Legislative Analyst’s Office....
AB 5 debate rages on, clean-up bill introduced
REGION — One of the state’s biggest labor battles in years has a new piece of legislation attached. A “cleanup” bill authored by Lorena Gonzalez...
Truckers, freelance writers file lawsuits vs. contractor bill
REGION — Truckers and freelance writers have brought forward the first legal challenges against Assembly Bill 5, a bill signed into law in September by...