Fletcher, Gonzalez donated to county’s ‘preferred’ CAO candidate
REGION — The leading candidate to become San Diego County’s new chief administrative officer received campaign contributions last year from embattled Supervisor Nathan Fletcher and...
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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...
Lawson-Remer declines to call for Fletcher’s immediate resignation
REGION — Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer declined to call for the immediate resignation of Supervisor Nathan Fletcher today, telling City News Service that Fletcher’s planned May...
County records show Fletcher’s Pinkerton security detail cost $2M
REGION — A San Diego County government contract to protect Democratic Supervisor Nathan Fletcher shows a $1.9 million bill from a private security contractor with...
Fire burns home of Fletcher, Gonzalez in City Heights
REGION — No injuries were reported in a fire this morning at the shared home of San Diego County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher and former Assemblywoman...
California Focus: Rooftop solar lives on, but battle not over yet
A bill that could have killed rooftop solar installation in California is now itself dead, but the issue that sparked it lives on....
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,...
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...
Independent contractor bill advances in senate, limits freelance writing work
REGION — A bill which could reshape independent contract labor, and the California economy at-large, advanced on July 10 in the California Senate. The bill,...
‘Equal pay’ bill faces opposition by former supporters
A women’s surfing advocacy group has withdrawn its endorsement of a state bill requiring equal pay for female athletes over concerns the legislation does not...