California State Assembly Democrats 2019 - 2020
Recent News About California State Assembly Democrats 2019 - 2020
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CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 78: California State Legislature Approves $500 Million in State Funding to Combat Coronavirus
California State Legislature voted to appropriate $500 million -- and up to $1 billion if necessary -- in emergency funds to combat the coronavirus pandemic and provide funding to the State’s schools as a result of the pandemic.
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CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 80: Workers Quarantined or Isolated for Coronavirus Protected Under New Bill by Lorena Gonzalez
California State Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) announced new legislation, Assembly Bill 3123, to protect workers from retaliation when they take leave during public health emergencies, like the ongoing coronavirus epidemice
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CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 80: Gonzalez Announces Changes to How AB 5 Applies to Freelancer Writers and Journalists
After more than a year of meetings, fact-findings and discussions with freelance writers and journalists, California State Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) announced amendments to her landmark state law, Assembly Bill 5, that will strengthen protections for workers in this industry.
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CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 80: Lorena Gonzalez Issues Statement on San Diego City Attorney Mara Elliott’s Court Victory to Enforce AB 5
California State Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) issued the following statement in response to the San Diego Superior Court’s ruling in favor of the case brought by City Attorney Mara Elliott against the grocery delivery app InstaCart for improperly classifying employees as independent contractors.
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CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 79: Assemblymember Weber Announces Policy to Address Employment Stability for Survivors of Violent Crime and Grieving Employees
Assemblymember Shirley N. Weber, Ph.D. (D-San Diego) and State Senator Bradford (D-Gardena) announced legislation aimed at supporting employment stability for survivors of violent crime and employees who have lost loved ones.
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CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 80: Assembly Democrats Call for Tax Relief in Budget to Help Small Businesses Transition Under Assembly Bill 5
More than a dozen California Assembly Democrats are joining Assemblymembers Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) and Christy Smith (D-Santa Clarita) in calling for one-time tax relief in the state budget to help small businesses comply with Assembly Bill 5, the transformational worker rights law to stop the misclassification and wage theft of more than a million Californians.
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CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 80: Lorena Gonzalez Proposes Ban on “Virginity Testing”
California State Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) introduced legislation today to prohibit licensed medical practitioners from performing so-called “virginity testing” on women.
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CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 80: Lorena Gonzalez Wants to Educate All California High School Students on How Voting Works
California State Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D - San Diego) today re-introduced legislation to increase youth voter education, registration and turnout by requiring public high schools to empower students with the information and resources they need to understand the mechanics of voting.
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CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 80: Lorena Gonzalez Continues Fight for #MeToo Legislation that Helps Working Class Women
California State Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) is again taking on the issue of workplace sexual harassment that harms low-wage, private sector workers by re-introducing legislation to hold businesses responsible for sexual harassment, assault, and discrimination against contracted or temporary employees under their control and supervision.
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CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 80: Lorena Gonzalez Announces Legislation to Protect Domestic Violence Survivors from Smart Home Technology Abuses
California State Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) introduced Assembly Bill 1987 to allow for restraining orders that prohibit an abuser or harasser from controlling “smart” devices in a domestic abuse survivors’ home, vehicle or property.
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CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 80: Lorena Gonzalez Authors Legislation to Restore San Ysidro’s Pedicab Industry
California State Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez announced new legislation to boost San Ysidro’s pedicab industry.
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CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 80: Lorena Gonzalez and Christy Smith Call for $20 Million in Budget to Support California Arts
California State Assemblymembers Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) and Christy Smith (D-Santa Clarita) are calling for a $20 million budget allocation to help small community non-profit arts groups comply with Assembly Bill 5, the state's landmark worker rights law to stop misclassification and wage theft of more than a million Californians.
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CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 80: Small Restaurants Exploited by Delivery Apps Protected Under New Legislation by Lorena Gonzalez
New legislation announced by California State Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) will protect restaurants from being undercut by food delivery platforms, such as DoorDash, Grub Hub, Postmates and Uber Eats, that make it impossible to build strong customer relationships.
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CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 80: Lorena Gonzalez Announces CA Housing Plan to Stop Segregated Developments and Increase Affordable Units
California State Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) and a coalition of housing advocates rallied at San Diego’s Alpha Lofts veterans housing project to announce a plan to prevent segregation in mixed-income developments and increase affordable units in California.
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CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 80: Renew California Bill Would Create an Insurance Guarantee to Harden Homes Against Wildfire
Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego), Assemblywoman Monique Limón (D-Santa Barbara), Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara, and United Policyholders introduced Assembly Bill 2367 to give insurance companies a greater role in protecting communities from devastating wildfires. Renew California would require insurance companies to write or renew policies for existing homes in communities that meet a new statewide standard for fire-hardening.
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CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 78: Assemblymember Gloria Takes Lead to Protect Animal Welfare, End Illicit Puppy Mills in California
With the continued for profit, retail sale of animals from puppy mills and cat factories in California, California State Assemblymember Todd Gloria (D-San Diego) and a coalition of animal welfare organizations are saying no more. Assemblymember Gloria announced the introduction of Assembly Bill 2152 (AB 2152), known as “Bella’s Act,” to officially end the retail sale of dogs, cats, and rabbits in California and crack down on the illicit puppy mill industry once and for all.
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CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 78: Gloria Re-Introduces Open Government Bill Requiring Two-Year E-Mail Record Retention for Public Agencies
California State Assemblymember Todd Gloria (D-San Diego)re-introduced his government transparency legislation that would mandate all California public agencies retain e-mails for a minimum of two years.
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CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 76: Statement from Assemblymember Tasha Boerner Horvath on the Department of Park & Recreation's Decision to Hold Off on Search for New Concessions Operator
State Assemblymember Tasha Boerner Horvath issued the following statement regarding the Department of Parks and Recreation’s Decision to Hold Off on Search for New Concessions Operator at Carlsbad and South Carlsbad State Beach
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CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 76: Boerner Horvath Holds Hearing to Identify Sea Level Rise Threats in the San Francisco Bay Area
Assemblymember Tasha Boerner Horvath (D-Encinitas), Chair of the Assembly Select Committee on Sea Level Rise and the California Economy, convened a second hearing to identify the most immediate coastal infrastructure threats to communities in the San Francisco Bay Area due to accelerating sea level rise.