In CA, It is Not Only Democrats That Hope to Dump Trump
In California’s on-going resistance to President Donald Trump, a constant theme is to get Trump out of office either through impeachment, an effort led by San Francisco’s Tom Steyer, or via the 2020 election. A number of Californians are potential challengers to Trump from Steyer, to Sen. Kamala Harris, LA Mayor Eric Garcetti and a […]
2019 Brings New Sexual Harassment Training Requirements
SB 1343 (Mitchell) takes effect on January 1, 2019 to reduce the sexual harassment training requirement threshold from employers with 50 or more employees to employers with 5 or more employees, including non-supervisorial employees in the training. Existing law, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) requires employers with 50 or more employees to […]
California Doesn’t Have a Budget Surplus
It’s become common folklore that California is booming and incoming Governor Newsom and the Democratic supermajority have more taxpayer money than they will know how to spend, save, or invest. Nothing could be farther from the truth; and it’s the California voters and taxpayers who will continue to be pay for this mistake. We literally […]
Record Low Birthrates and the Need to Invest in Childhood Development
California is facing an unprecedented demographic shift as our citizens are aging and birthrates are not keeping up. The Governor-elect and members of the State Legislature must prepare for this inevitable shift in population by prioritizing early childhood development in policy and budget decisions. We need to value every child in California as precious to […]