Sameea Kamal – San Jose Inside https://www.sanjoseinside.com A look inside San Jose politics and culture Fri, 31 May 2024 14:29:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.6.12 Recall Effort against CA Sen. Aisha Wahab Falls Apart https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/recall-effort-against-ca-sen-aisha-wahab-falls-apart/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/recall-effort-against-ca-sen-aisha-wahab-falls-apart/#comments Wed, 29 May 2024 15:01:07 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201209186 May 23 was the deadline to turn in 42,802 valid signatures of voters in the district, which includes parts of Alameda and Santa Clara counties.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/recall-effort-against-ca-sen-aisha-wahab-falls-apart/feed/ 2 New CA Laws for 2024: More Paid Sick Days, No More Employee Cannabis Tests https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/new-ca-laws-for-2024-more-paid-sick-days-no-more-cannabis-tests/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/new-ca-laws-for-2024-more-paid-sick-days-no-more-cannabis-tests/#comments Wed, 03 Jan 2024 15:00:36 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201208132 Under a new law, employees in California are guaranteed five paid sick days a year, two days more than previously. Worker advocacy groups say the benefit is needed, but business groups warn of additional costs.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/new-ca-laws-for-2024-more-paid-sick-days-no-more-cannabis-tests/feed/ 1 2023: New CA Lawmakers Learned Hard-Won Lessons https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/2023-new-ca-lawmakers-learned-hard-won-lessons/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/2023-new-ca-lawmakers-learned-hard-won-lessons/#respond Mon, 01 Jan 2024 03:35:08 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201208124 First-termers made the state Legislature the most diverse ever and racked up some policy wins for their constituents. But they also ran into a bill and budget process that wasn’t always transparent.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/2023-new-ca-lawmakers-learned-hard-won-lessons/feed/ 0 Paid Sick Leave Increased to Five Days Next Year in California https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/paid-sick-leave-increased-to-five-days-next-year-in-california/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/paid-sick-leave-increased-to-five-days-next-year-in-california/#comments Thu, 05 Oct 2023 17:50:14 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201207001 Proponents originally sought seven days of sick leave. The bill also extends protections against retaliation to workers who are in a union.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/paid-sick-leave-increased-to-five-days-next-year-in-california/feed/ 3 Trump Tells California GOP: ‘No Way We Lose This State in a Real Election’ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/trump-tells-california-gop-no-way-we-lose-this-state-in-a-real-election/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/trump-tells-california-gop-no-way-we-lose-this-state-in-a-real-election/#comments Sun, 01 Oct 2023 04:45:10 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201206819 The former president railed against Democrats and again claimed the 2020 election was rigged, even though he lost California by nearly two-to-one. The GOP's 2023 state convention also heard from Gov. Ron DeSantis, Sen. Tim Scott and Vivek Ramaswamy.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/trump-tells-california-gop-no-way-we-lose-this-state-in-a-real-election/feed/ 1 With Trump’s Keynote Speech Friday, California Republicans Face Moment of Truth https://www.sanjoseinside.com/politics/with-trumps-keynote-speech-friday-california-republicans-face-moment-of-truth/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/politics/with-trumps-keynote-speech-friday-california-republicans-face-moment-of-truth/#comments Thu, 28 Sep 2023 16:33:09 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201206717 The state GOP is doubling down on its support for Donald Trump, inviting him to be its keynote speaker and adding rules for the March 2024 primary that make it possible for him to sweep all national convention delegates.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/politics/with-trumps-keynote-speech-friday-california-republicans-face-moment-of-truth/feed/ 3 Newsom Says He Will Sign Corporate Climate Accountability Bills https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/newsom-says-he-will-sign-corporate-climate-accountability-bills/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/newsom-says-he-will-sign-corporate-climate-accountability-bills/#respond Mon, 18 Sep 2023 20:14:21 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201206498 The bills require 5,300 companies that do business in California and have revenues exceeding $1 billion to disclose greenhouse gas emissions and financial risks from climate change

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/newsom-says-he-will-sign-corporate-climate-accountability-bills/feed/ 0 Support from CA Lawmakers Resulted in Big Gains for Unions https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/support-from-ca-lawmakers-resulted-in-big-gains-for-big-labor/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/support-from-ca-lawmakers-resulted-in-big-gains-for-big-labor/#comments Fri, 15 Sep 2023 18:05:33 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201206470 Unions won major victories in this year’s legislative session on pay for fast food and health care workers, benefits for strikers and bargaining rights. Business groups say labor has too much power at the Capitol. Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas says unions are counting on lawmakers to deliver results.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/support-from-ca-lawmakers-resulted-in-big-gains-for-big-labor/feed/ 1 TikTok Ban Won’t Happen in California This Year https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/tiktok-ban-wont-happen-in-california-this-year/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/tiktok-ban-wont-happen-in-california-this-year/#respond Thu, 07 Sep 2023 20:55:54 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201206321 Lawmakers shelved until 2014 a bipartisan bill to prohibit Tik Tok on state phones. It’s the latest attempt at social media regulation to get stalled in California.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/tiktok-ban-wont-happen-in-california-this-year/feed/ 0 What Happened to the Big Changes to California Elections? https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/what-happened-to-the-big-changes-to-california-elections/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/what-happened-to-the-big-changes-to-california-elections/#comments Fri, 14 Jul 2023 19:40:19 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201205289 The most sweeping bills to change California elections got shelved in the Legislature. Instead, lawmakers are focusing on ballot measure language, local redistricting, voting integrity and campaign finance tweaks before the 2024 election.

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