Uber Challenges California Legislature, Saying Drivers Won’t Become Shift Employees
Rideshare giant Uber took a confrontational position regarding California’s “gig economy” bill on Wednesday, saying…
Assembly Bill 5 Making ‘Gig Economy’ Workers Shift Employees Passes State Senate
Legislation that would regulate the gig economy and force an estimated 2 million independent contractors…
Opinion: California Small Businesses Will Face Collateral Damage from ‘Gig Economy’ Bill
I run a small business. It happens to be an online local news website with…
Lyft Drivers Fear for Their Flexible Jobs as ‘Gig Economy’ Bill’s Passage Nears
San Diego Lyft drivers expressed fear for their jobs, employment flexibility and livelihoods Monday as…
Opinion: Gig Economy Bill Threatens Freedom of the Press in California
A bill to be heard any day now in the state Senate and then head…
2 Million California ‘Gig Workers’ Face Uncertain Future Under Assembly Bill 5
Over Labor Day, Gov. Gavin Newsom declared his support for reclassifying an estimated 2 million California workers as employees…
Georgette Gómez, Sara Jacobs Mulling Runs to Replace Rep. Susan Davis in CA53
The race to replace Rep. Susan Davis in Congress came into sharper focus Thursday with…
Opinion: Bill Targeting ‘Gig Economy’ Will be ‘Death Knell’ for 80,000 California Franchise Businesses
When I opened my first franchise business, Mr. Rooter Plumbing of San Diego County, in…
Lorena Gonzalez Rallies Support for Assembly Bill 5 as Lyft Predicts 300,000 Will Lose Jobs
Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez rallied support for her Assembly Bill 5 in San Diego on Thursday…
Opinion: Will Gov. Newsom Seek Compromise to Save the Gig Economy in California?
The Legislature’s 2019 session will end in two weeks and no issue will have more…
State Senator Who Authored Vaccination Bills Assaulted by Anti-Vaxxer at Capitol
A pediatrician who is a California state Senator was assaulted in Sacramento Wednesday because of…
Opinion: Hope—and Fear—Abound as California Legislature Enters Final Month of Session
The California Legislature’s 2019 session began last winter amidst great hopes and fears. The hopes…
Opinion: The California Legislature’s ‘Crazy Quilt’ Approach to Independent Contracting
Last year the California Supreme Court ruled that labor laws dating from the age of…
Opinion: We Can Fight Gerrymanding by Simply Registering More Young Voters
The Supreme Court’s ruling that upheld partisan gerrymandering as a political practice for which there…
