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Legislative Updates

Shane Clary, CAA Legislative Chair

Jun 19 2020

Legislative Update

By Edelstein Gilbert Robson & Smith | Jun 19, 2020 | Legislative News,  Press Releases
by Edelstein Gilbert Robson & Smith, LLC  This was a busy week in Sacramento. The Legislature passed a budget, acted on several high-profile bills, and the Assembly adjourned for a summer recess.  Oversight? When the Legislature returned several weeks ago despite the guidance of public health officials to keep nonessential workers home, we explained that…
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Jun 12 2020

An Election Preview

By Edelstein Gilbert Robson & Smith | Jun 12, 2020 | Legislative News,  Press Releases
The Governor and the Legislature continue to negotiate on a budget that would resolve the state’s $54 billion deficit. The state Constitution requires the legislature to pass a balanced budget by June 15 or not get paid. Recognizing this leadership in the Assembly and Senate announced Wednesday that they would adopt their version of the…
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Jun 2 2020

Budget Update: Cuts or Taxes?

By Edelstein Gilbert Robson & Smith | Jun 2, 2020 | Legislative News,  Press Releases
As we have reported previously, Governor Newsom released his May Revision to the Budget on May 14, announcing that the state is facing a $54 billion deficit.  The May Revise proposes to balance the budget with a mix of reserves, internal borrowing, federal funding, and short-term revenues.  However, the backbone of the Governor’s May Revise…
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May 26 2020

Reopening and Legislative Oversight

By Jerry Lenander | May 26, 2020 | Legislative News
The following update is provided courtesy of Edelstein Gilbert Robson & Smith As we have reported previously, Governor Newsom has enjoyed enormous power since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis both legally, under the Emergency Services Act, and politically, given the hundreds of thousands of viewers tuning in to watch his noon press conferences almost daily.…
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Apr 27 2020

COVID-19 UPDATE: Possible Return of The Legislature

By Shane Clary, Ph.D. | Apr 27, 2020 | COVID-19 Updates,  Legislative News,  Press Releases
Here is the latest update the legislative update from Sacramento from Edelstein Gilbert Robson & Sith, CAA’s lobbyist regarding activity in the Capitol. This week, Governor Newsom announced the opening of new testing facilities and the receipt of new testing supplies. The Governor has a goal of eventually being able to test 80,000 Californians per…
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Apr 3 2020

California State Fire Marshall Update: Essential Workers for Fire Alarm

By Mike Richwine | Apr 3, 2020 | COVID-19 Updates,  Legislative News,  Press Releases
Dear Stakeholder, Industry Associations, Local Government Partners and Cooperating Agencies: As the COVID-19 emergency continues to evolve, fire departments and fire protection contractors must ensure fire prevention and life safety systems and equipment are in working order. These systems and products are essential functions in safeguarding the public, businesses and institutions. The CAL FIRE –…
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Mar 26 2020

AB-5 Update

By Shane Clary, Ph.D. | Mar 26, 2020 | Legislative News,  Press Releases
AB 5 is a bill the Governor signed into law in September 2019 addressing employment status when a hiring entity claims that the person it hired is an independent contractor. AB 5 requires the application of the “ABC test” to determine if workers in California are employees or independent contractors for purposes of the Labor…
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Mar 24 2020

Defining Essential Workers in California: An Update from the CAA Board

By Mike Salk | Mar 24, 2020 | Board Insights,  COVID-19 Updates,  Legislative News,  President's Corner,  Press Releases
For the past two weeks we have been operating under conditions that no one would have imaged at the time of our Winter Meeting last December in San Francisco. Not since 1918/1919 has the world and the United States been under attack by a invisible operator. Over one-hundred years ago it was the Spanish Flu. …
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