May 31, 2019 | Business Law, Construction Law, New bills
Although Senator Scott Wiener’s SB50 was just shelved until 2020 by Anthony Portantino, chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, there are several more bills making their way through California legislation that could contribute to “densification” in...
May 29, 2019 | Construction Law, New bills
Democratic Assemblyman David Chiu’s new rent-capping bill, AB 1482, passed the California State Assembly on May 29, and it could have big implications for real estate owners. The bill, which passed 43-31, would limit annual rent increases on properties throughout...
May 28, 2019 | Business Law, Employment Law, New bills
State Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) has introduced a bill that would give workers 100 percent of their pay when on family leave. The bill passed the California State Assembly on Thursday, May 24, with a vote of 66-7. It will be voted on next in the...
May 13, 2019 | New California Laws
Riverside County has become California’s first county to kick off the state’s new home kitchen law (Assembly Bill 626) with Ordinance 949. Under the ordinance, residents of Riverside County can sell up to 30 home cooked meals per day, and 60 per week, providing they...
Apr 29, 2019 | New bills, New California Laws
A new law, AB147, was signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday, requiring Amazon and eBay to collect sales taxes from out-of-state sellers who earn more than $500,000 annually in California. Sacramento officials predict that by 2021, the law will generate an additional...
Apr 25, 2019 | New bills, New California Laws
The hospitality business has been hit with a number of new single-use plastic laws here in California, from the plastic straw ban in full service restaurants (AB 1884) to a proposed new law that would banish those mini bottles of toiletries from your hotel bathroom....
Apr 8, 2019 | Business Law, New bills
A new bill titled “Corporate Fair Share for California & Californians” (SB 37) was proposed by state lawmakers in Oakland today, recommending a two-tiered taxing system on our state’s wealthiest companies. The bill, said its authors Senator Nancy Skinner and...
Mar 27, 2019 | Business Law
Is your business compliant with Proposition 65? California’s Proposition 65 toxic chemical labeling law has added additional details and new warnings in recent months, adding online markets, alcoholic beverage sellers, coffee shops, jewelry stores, furniture stores...
