Did Hueso Bite the Hand That Feeds Him or Kiss It?

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City Attorney Jan Goldsmith recently filed a lawsuit against the state of California to try to invalidate a new law requiring the city to provide Social Security coverage for its new employees.  A measure authored by Assemblymember Ben Hueso. The real story out of this is that three local labor unions representing white-collar workers, firefighters and lifeguards are joining Goldsmith …

Fletcher skips 35 floor votes today, plus controversial tax committee vote

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Assemblyman Fletcher maintained his impeccable 70% 71% absence rate today. The State Assembly voted on 35 proposed laws today, bringing Fletcher’s total missed votes to a whopping 263 this year. In addition to the floor votes, Assemblyman Fletcher skipped a vote on a controversial tax increase that was voted on in the Revenue and Taxation committee. For the full story, see …

What Nathan Missed…

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Assemblyman Fletcher edited out the last part of the KUSI story in his web video that can be seen below. No sad music, but here is the rest: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKDodQht4s4&feature=youtu.be