SB 51: the California politics thread

fkn prop 13

the fact that this applies to commercial property as well really makes me angry. Also, I think property tax amounts in LA County aren't public? If anyone knows how to view property tax history in LA County, I'm serious. Most counties it's easy to find, but LA County, it looks like you have to have a PIN or something ...

BREAKING: @GavinNewsom to sign moratorium on executions in California --
reprieve for hundreds on Death Row https://t.co/i3lHXjdAgf

— Carla Marinucci (@cmarinucci) March 13, 2019

NICE (but not sure how this plays out given the electorate has repeatedly and recently affirmed it's support for the death penalty. maybe we find out how far left we've moved in the past couple of years.)

I think it's a good time to do it, near the start of his term. Will be interested in the impact.

the right thing

12:45pm: The death chamber at San Quentin. Closed. pic.twitter.com/0zK4UUItBG

— Office of the Governor of California (@CAgovernor) March 13, 2019

SB 50 advanced out of committee with changes this week. Here's how it now works:

California's #SB50, the #MoreHomes Act has changed a bit today after merging with SB4 in the Governance & Finance Committee. Here's a flowchart explaining how different places may or may not be affected. Thanks to @dillonliam's excellent reporting & @anniefryman for details! 1/ pic.twitter.com/piEeXp7BKk

— Alfred Twu (@alfred_twu) April 25, 2019

heh

San Diego now down to just two Republicans on its nine-member city council. One of its GOP state legislators flipped to Democrat earlier this year. And so far no major Republicans running for mayor in 2020 to replace the only GOP mayor in a top-10 city in the country. https://t.co/CktnZAgaQn

— Liam Dillon (@dillonliam) April 29, 2019

Gratifying.

RIP SB 50, but i did see kevin de leon on my flight last week. he is much more handsome IRL.

Guess I could post this in he la thread but I think the only person who cares is Shakey: the fbi is raiding ladwp right now.

Are they there to obtain the individual building meter data?

haha waht

Roffle.

this is fucking crazy

it sounds like this may be more jose huizar stuff

Two men and one woman wearing navy blue jackets waiting outside the Guacamole y Mas taco truck parked on Hope Street said they could not discuss what they were doing inside LADWP headquarters, but confirmed that they were with the FBI. 🌮

— Laura J. Nelson 🦅 (@laura_nelson) July 22, 2019

https://laist.com/2019/07/22/ladwp_overbilling_scandal_the_fbi_just_raided_the_utility_and_the_city_attorneys_office.php

the la sherriff's department is also not in good shape

"I was hired in part to tell you if we ever faced a (Paul) Tanaka-level crisis again. We face it now," says LA County Inspector General Max Huntsman at Board of Supervisors meeting now. Strong words referr to fmr Sheriff Dept undersheriff, now in prison, said to rule w/ iron fist

— Maya Lau 🦅 (@mayalau) July 23, 2019

"Tanaka-level" is not good

Check this: There are now officially 9 more registered Republicans in Orange County, CA (home of the Nixon Presidential Library) than Democrats. NINE.

You can count on Democrats taking the lead in voter reg by tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/lxqhnwqNkB

— Jill Replogle (@jillrep) August 6, 2019

man that's crazy. how times have changed.

What percentage of those NPPs are gonna go GOP every time, though?

not enough. GOP was swept out of OC last cycle iirc.

(at least in terms of congressional reps)

yup. OC is done for a while. the current top of the democratic hit list in SC is the *last* republican on the LA county council.

(and then duncan hunter in SD if he doesn't go to jail first)

that trial is such an entertaining shitshow

Never forget this chud:

In December 2018, a month after losing his bid for reelection, Rohrabacher announced that he would be moving to Maine to, among other things, write film scripts.[187] In May 2019 he announced his appointment to the advisory board of BudTrader.com, a company that provides cannabis-related advertising services.[188]

Maine's film industry obviously much more vital than California's

the current top of the democratic hit list in SC is the *last* republican on the LA county council.

*city

this election is today btw. https://www.loraineforla.com/ is running against the chief of staff of the previous guy (a republican), who retired to become a sports lobbyist ($$$$ olympics $$$$). lundquist is probably going to get creamed (turnout will be terrible), but she'll be back for the same seat in 2020.

also the nominally democrat councilmember for silver lake/los feliz/etc. is being primaried from the left, which is great. that primary is next spring iirc.

I'm running for LA City Council in District 4. Here's why.https://t.co/Q9lkhI3koN pic.twitter.com/FHb9Wz3xA0

— Nithya Raman (@nithyavraman) August 7, 2019

Closer than I thought it would be!

https://www.lavote.net/election-results

Still postal votes to count but probably too big a less to overcome

RIP

Loraine Lundquist says she is conceding the #CD12 race after learning that only 3,750 ballots are estimated to be outstanding. "Now that we know how many ballots are left to count, it seems very unlikely that there would be any change to the results," she said.

— Emily Alpert Reyes (@AlpertReyes) August 14, 2019

New: Uber & Lyft commit $60 million to fund a state-wide ballot initiative to keep treating their workers as contractors. This announcement comes a day after execs from both cos met w/ Gov. Newsom in part to discuss what they’re proposing as an alternative https://t.co/7AHIJpl3bb

— Johana Bhuiyan (@JMBooyah) August 29, 2019

Should say if there's not a deal this or *next session*. But this is crucial context from @dillonliam. Using a ballot initiative as leverage is increasingly common. Tony West told us he didn't expect any ballot measure to be as "progressive" as what they're offering now. pic.twitter.com/ETtpXUR56C

— Johana Bhuiyan (@JMBooyah) August 29, 2019

very cool way of making laws folks

statewide rent control maybe coming despite pretty hard ballot measure failure last year

THREAD: Late Friday, Gov. @GavinNewsom announced a deal with legislative leadership to cap annual rent hikes in California for a decade at 5% + inflation alongside anti-eviction protections. This is a big deal, but it’s far from assured it will pass https://t.co/x8TIp1GqmZ (1/10)

— Liam Dillon (@dillonliam) September 3, 2019

this is statewide rent control for non-vacant units, right? interesting.

yes but there are exclusions based on the building age and a sunset clause. it's still fairly aggressive.

Uber & Lyft commit $60 million to fund a state-wide ballot initiative

Since they probably haven't spent even 2% of that amount pursuing that initiative so far, they could as easily have said $300 million as $60 million and presumably frightened lawmakers into submission even more effectively.

they should just suck it up and pay the payroll taxes and workers comp insurance like normal employers ... also they are seriously responsible for making traffic suck in the Bay Area (idk about LA).

^^^

they have made driving in SF so much worse

it's like all roads and lanes on city streets are subdivided into "thru traffic" and "double parked uber/lyft drivers"

https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2019-09-03/hiltzik-uber-lyft-90-million-to-save-employment-costs

Uber says its goal is to place “drivers’ unique needs first and foremost, and provide leadership with a new model for workers.” Is this plausible?

Just consider that the top named officer of the campaign entity to which Uber and Lyft have given their $60 million in funding, Californians for Innovation and Opportunity, is Thomas W. Hiltachk. He’s the go-to lawyer for Republican and conservative initiative campaigns, including Proposition 32 of 2012, which was a thinly-disguised attack on unions and their members. Here’s a rule of thumb: If Hiltachk is on your team, you may not have workers’ best interests at heart.

it's like all roads and lanes on city streets are subdivided into "thru traffic" and "double parked uber/lyft drivers"

not only that, they've literally put *more* cars on the streets. Instead of yr usual drivers + taxi fleets, you have people bringing their cars in from out of town to make $$$

https://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Uber-Lyft-cars-have-heavy-impact-on-SF-streets-11214835.php

just take the fucking bus ya idjits

I have some mixed feelings about the Dynamex decision and it being applied super strictly, though the fact that these companies have managed to not run afoul of the EDD regulations about employee vs. contractor is ridiculous to me. Also, another ridiculous thing is the fact that these companies claim to be innovative but really, outside of the technology, their model feels very 19th Century to me -- this is off the cuff, tho, I want to research it further -- in terms of treatment of travelling salespeople, which predated the tax code, and thus have certain special rules.

not only that, they've literally put *more* cars on the streets. Instead of yr usual drivers + taxi fleets, you have people bringing their cars in from out of town to make $$$

Totally true -- it's not just SF, but Oakland, too ...

Way to go California !

Today we made HISTORY!!!
Just now, the CA legislature passed the Tenant Protection Act of 2019 and is on its way to @GavinNewsom desk to be signed! #AB1482 expands protections to 7 million tenants, covering more renters than any single tenant protection bill in recent US history! pic.twitter.com/tgzyUMXnsJ

— ACCE (@CalOrganize) September 11, 2019

legislature has banned private prisons and ICE facilities in CA. Newsom expected to sign bill.

Also rent cap