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Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order that waives penalties on property taxes paid after the April 10 deadline for residents and small businesses based on COVID-19 and experts say reassessment of property values at the county level could be next.

With the scaling back of state lockdown mandates, businesses are working to operate under new safety protocols designed to curtail any possible spike in COVID-19 cases.

Remember Senate Bill 793? The one that would ban the sale of flavored tobacco in California? It’s still around. In fact, it’s set to be heard by the Senate Health Committee this morning.

As the California Task Force on Business and Jobs Recovery meets to formulate plans to restore and rebuild the state’s economy, it should remember Gov. Gavin Newsom’s official slogan: “California for All.”

A new initiative—the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA)—would add regulations and compliance costs to the CCPA, according to the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB).

When the first round of the Paycheck Protection Program ended, we reported that different parts of the country saw very different success rates in getting loans approved. Now, we’re learning more about how the second round of funding is shaping up, and it’s pretty clear that the states that did worst in round one are seeing success in round two.

In a May 8, 2020, interview, NFIB California State Director John Kabateck tells station about NFIB’s lobbying efforts on FPP loans and preventing lawsuit abuse and when small businesses will be reopening.

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced new coronavirus safeguards and protocols for retail stores and workplaces eligible to reopen Friday and in the weeks ahead, marking the beginning of California’s gradual easing of the stay-at-home order and attempt to rekindle a state economy ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order Wednesday that will make it easier for essential workers who contract COVID-19 to obtain workers’ compensations benefits in a win for labor unions that called for the change.

Thousands of small businesses in California are on the brink of failure – and desperate for some quick cash from the federal government to stay alive.

“Bring Back Borello!” will never work as a rallying cry, but it might be a timely agenda item for California legislators to seriously consider when the coronavirus coast is clear for them to return to Sacramento.

In the meantime, the April 30 second anniversary of the state Supreme Court’s Dynamex decision and the Assembly Bill 5 it subsequently unleashed should be reviewed with all due dispatch if policymakers are sincerely committed to restarting the state’s economy.

In San Diego’s South Park neighborhood, the doors of small shops are typically thrown open. Dogs strolling past tug their humans into the open doorways, collecting treats from the business owners up and down Fern Street.

Like most local neighborhoods, the shop owners here are the stewards of their streets. They keep the sidewalks clean; the trash cans emptied; the water bowls full for their resident pets. The storefronts, meticulously cared for, are uniquely San Diegan, as chains are rarely welcomed.