AB 5 Isn’t About Protecting Workers. It’s About Enhancing Politicians’ Power
Imagine you’re a California politician, and you need to raise money—for your own campaigns, or to run issue or ballot measures campaigns on subjects that matter most to you. What would be the easiest way to make fundraising easier? Here’s one answer: come up with legislation that covers virtually every piece of the state economy. […]
Trump to Blame for California Housing Crisis?
It was a headline sure to be a winner in California: “Trump’s Tariffs Make California Housing Crisis Worse.” Partisans – quick to agree – cheered another bomb thrown the President’s way. Hell, he’s has been blamed for everything else. Why not the state’s housing supply and affordability debacle? The underlying story asserted that Trump’s get-tough […]
LA County Board of Supervisors needs to ensure “Civil Justice” for crime victims
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors recently passed a motionto study the feasibility of creating a “Civil Defense Justice Unit” in the Public Defenders Office to represent “justice involved” individuals in various civil proceedings. (“Justice involved” is the newest politically correct term for “criminal defendant”:. This unit would assist criminal defendants with various civil […]
Labor had a banner year in California — now will workers unionize?
Last summer, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled public sector unions couldn’t compel fees from nonunion workers, the talk was that organized labor had been hit hard, was facing a mass exodus, and was playing defense even in pro-labor California. Talk about a comeback. This week, as state lawmakers wrap up for the year, labor is celebrating a […]