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For Clients & Friends of The Gualco Group, Inc. IN THIS ISSUE – “There Was Angst in the Room” UNDER THE DOME CA Challenges Endangered Species Act Rollback – 62nd Lawsuit v. Trump Administration Legislative Dems Ask Governor to Alter Ballot Initiative Process CLIMATE CHANGE MAKES CHANGE Petroleum Companies Transition to Renewables The Chill Is
For Clients & Friends of The Gualco Group, Inc. IN THIS ISSUE – “Mortal Threats” & Slam Dunks LEGISLATION MOVING… Legislature’s “Helter-Skelter” Final Hours of 2019 Hundreds of Bills Weigh Governor’s Desk Newsom Signs First Big Bill – Gig Workers Are Employees Q: “How Do You Think Gov. Newsom Is Doing?” A: “OK, Not Great.
For Clients & Friends of The Gualco Group, Inc. IN THIS ISSUE – “In the Dark of Night In the Middle of the Day” LAWMAKERS How Does a Legislative Bill Become Law? It Can Be Murky…On Purpose GOP Gathered to Re-Boot ISSUES State Supreme Court Must Resolve the Tax Vote Requirement Health Coverage Rate Stalls
For Clients & Friends of The Gualco Group, Inc. IN THIS ISSUE – “Curious Anomalies” RETAIL POLITICS “Partisan Huddles”: Understanding the Legislature End of Legislative Session Tests Governor’s Word CA Unions Gain Political Clout, Lose Members San Diego Mayor Builds An “Inclusive” Republican Party Insurance Commissioner’s Political Missteps Housing Deficit “Still Going in the Wrong
For Clients & Friends of The Gualco Group, Inc. IN THIS ISSUE – “A Modern Compact for California Employers” CRITICAL ISSUES Governor, Legislators, Private Sector, Unions Tussle Over Defining “Employee” California Public Utilities Commission Make-Over Proposed “SPLATS” – California Deploys New Forest Management to Fight Record Wildfires CALIFORNIA CULTURE Cell Phones…A Way of Life, But
For Clients & Friends of The Gualco Group, Inc. IN THIS ISSUE – “He Appreciates the Fierce Urgency of the Times” CAL CAPITAL Newsom’s Eclectic Calendar Assembly Ponders Senate Leader’s Environmental Protection Bill CA Dems Lead National Secretaries of State Campaign ECONOMY California Economy Flashes Downturn Signals… …While Tax Revenue Continues to Surpass Forecasts National
For Clients & Friends of The Gualco Group, Inc. IN THIS ISSUE – “California Dream is in Real Peril” CAPITAL ACTIONS Legislature Reconvenes for Final 2019 Actions “Address the Housing Crisis,” Newsom Tells Legislature Big Hydro Would Be Renewable Energy – New Ballot Initiative CalRecycle “Grossly Mismanaged,” Consumer Group Asserts Political Watering Hole Frank Fat’s