SACRAMENTO – (September 9, 2021) – Today, Assembly Bill 1003 by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) to send employers who intentionally steal from their workers to prison heads to Governor Newsom’s desk for consideration.
SACRAMENTO – (September 8, 2021) – Today, Assembly Bill 48 by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) to set clear, minimum statewide standards on law enforcement’s use of rubber bullets and tear gas for crowd control was sent to the Governor’s desk.
SACRAMENTO – (September 1, 2021) – When a customer orders a meal through an app or a restaurant partners with a food delivery app company, both are left in the dark about the prices they are actually being charged.
SACRAMENTO – (September 1, 2021) – While many youth service organizations work hard to keep child predators out of their ranks, sexual abuse of children in these settings is still a widespread problem.
SACRAMENTO – (September 1, 2021) – When Californians put plastics into a blue bin, most assume it’s sent to a facility to be properly recycled –– but that’s not necessarily the case. A large percentage of plastics from California are shipped overseas where they actually can end up burned, dumped, or landfilled.
SACRAMENTO – (Thursday, July 15 2021) – Widespread sexual abuse of children within youth service organizations has often been overlooked and gone underreported for decades.
SACRAMENTO – (Thursday, July 15, 2021) – Many Californians don’t know that when they put plastics into a blue recycling bin, it might not actually be recycled –– a large percentage is shipped overseas where it actually can end up burned, dumped, or landfilled.
SACRAMENTO – (Wednesday, July 14, 2021) – Food delivery companies like Uber Eats and DoorDash often conceal the fees they charge both restaurants and customers on orders placed on their apps.
SACRAMENTO – (Tuesday, July 13, 2021) – Increased consumer demand for the fastest order deliveries at the lowest cost has contributed to soaring workplace injury rates for warehouse workers.
SACRAMENTO – (Monday, July 12, 2021) – Minimum wage violations in California account for nearly $2 billion in stolen wages from employees annually.