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...
Lorena Gonzalez
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A women’s surfing advocacy group has withdrawn its endorsement of a state bill requiring equal pay for female athletes over concerns the legislation does not...
