California grants limited bargaining rights to most state workers
The Senate approves amendments extending collective bargaining to nearly 100,000 state employees. The bill creates a Public Employment Relations Board to form bargaining units and allows mediator lists, with all agreements needing legislative approval. It excludes supervisors and UC and state college staff.
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Sacramento
Public Employment Relations Board
Bill Miller
Dills
California State Employees Association
CSEA
University of California and State College System
Miller
Regulation of Smoking proposal circulates for ballot
Backers of a Clean Air Committee measure titled Regulation of Smoking seek voter approval in a Sacramento petition drive. The summary outlines prohibiting smoking in enclosed public places and workplaces, education and health facilities, with exemptions, and allowing local rules with no smoking signs.
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Evelle Younger
Cat i Sacramento
Clean Indair Committee
State orders Pepsi with pizza to aid minorities
California lawmakers approve a bill urged by Gov. Brown to allow PepsiCo to own Pizza Hut locations in the state while demanding it create jobs and franchise ownership for low income individuals. The measure ties the vertical integration exception to employment and minority business targets in high unemployment areas.
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Sacramento
Pepsi-Cola
California
Gov. Brown
Brown
Mike Cullen
D-Long
Pepsico
Germany
Spain
Cullen
Assembly
Senate
Pizza Hut
Larry
State-paid maternity voted in Senate to aid teens
The California Senate approved a bill to require state funding for maternity costs for pregnant teenagers who have their babies without parental consent. Sen. Behr argued the measure removes financial disincentives to bearing children while noting state already pays for abortions without parental consent. Opposition by Sen. Briggs shifted to a yes before adjournment.
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Sacramento
Senate
Peter Behr
Tiburon
Terry Goggin
San Bernardino
Assembly
Behr
Sen
John Briggs
Fullerton
Briggs
Parolee Crime Bill Advances in Assembly
A measure by Assemblyman John Holmdahl would require prison for parolees convicted of new crimes if either the prior or current conviction is among nine violent offenses including murder robbery and gun use. The bill passed 74 to 0 and returns to the Senate for amendments.
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Sacramento
Assembly
John Holmdahl
Castro Valley
Senate
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