Dianne Feinstein’s Growing Problems
It is hard to find a Democrat who did poorly this year in California, but the state’s senior Senator, Dianne Feinstein, was one. Not only did she have a mediocre re-election, winning by just 54 percent against a weak fellow Democrat, but she is receiving some blame for the poor Democratic showing in November in […]
George H.W. Bush in South Central
I was fortunate enough to be chairman of the California Republican Party 30 years ago when Vice President George Bush was elected president with the help of California’s trove of electoral votes. (Yes, a different era, the last time a Republican carried the state.) My encounters with him as Vice President and as a candidate […]
Aubry Stone, RIP
Aubry Stone, President and CEO of the Black Chamber of Commerce and a stalwart in the small business community, passed away last week. Stone, who helped create the organization over 20 years ago, was an occasional contributor to this website and, more importantly, a strong advocate for African American entrepreneurs and all small business.
2019 Brings New Lactation Accommodation Requirements for Employers
AB 1976 (Limon) takes effect on January 1, 2019 to require an employer to make reasonable efforts to provide an employee wishing to express breast milk in private with an area in close proximity to her workspace that is not a bathroom. Existing California law requires every employer to provide a reasonable amount of break […]