Posts By: Matthew Allen

2019: Making Sense of Nonsense in Sacramento

At the time of the writing of this article, the California Legislature had returned to Sacramento from its summer recess. They are now in session and will be for five more weeks as they complete the year’s legislative business. Governor Gavin Newsom will then have until October 13 to act on those bills that have ...

AB 1783 UFW Housing Bill Heads to Governor Newsom

AB 1783 (Robert Rivas, Hollister) – a UFW bill that would make it more difficult to build safe and affordable farmworker housing in California – has passed the Assembly and Senate and now heads to the desk of California Governor Gavin Newsom for signing. Click here to see the official vote tally. AB 1783 exacerbates the farmworker housing crisis ...