IT’S THE LAW — in California, starting Monday!

By
Greg Diamond
– December 29, 2017Posted in: "The OC", Fresh Juice

New California laws that will take effect on Monday:

– first year of community college will be free for all new students (must be full time)
– recreational marijuana legal to purchase 
– vehicle registration will cost $25 to $175 more based on the value of your car 
– minimum wage up to $11 per hour
– Sanctuary State law will limit local cooperation/resources with ICE
– guns banned at all public schools even for those with concealed carry permits
– all ammunition purchases (or pickups) must be made in person
– gender identity no longer a requirement on IDs
– baby changing tables will be required in all restrooms, including men’s
– pet stores will only be able to sell rescue animals (sp. dogs, cats, rabbits)
– employers will no longer be able to ask for your salary/benefits history, and must provide a pay-scale for the job upon request
– wearing a seat belt on buses will become mandatory for those with seat belts. Buses carrying children aged 8-16 must provide seat belts
– free tampons and pads must be in at least half of all restrooms in public schools that serve low-income areas (defined as 40% poverty or more)

Come Monday, making this sort of pun will be a misdemeanor.

About Greg Diamond

Somewhat verbose attorney, semi-disabled and semi-retired, residing in northwest Brea. Occasionally ran for office against jerks who otherwise would have gonr unopposed. Got 45% of the vote against Bob Huff for State Senate in 2012; Josh Newman then won the seat in 2016. In 2014 became the first attorney to challenge OCDA Tony Rackauckas since 2002; Todd Spitzer then won that seat in 2018. Every time he's run against some rotten incumbent, the *next* person to challenge them wins! He's OK with that. Corrupt party hacks hate him. He's OK with that too. He does advise some local campaigns informally and (so far) without compensation. (If that last bit changes, he will declare the interest.) His daughter is a professional campaign treasurer. He doesn't usually know whom she and her firm represent. Whether they do so never influences his endorsements or coverage. (He does have his own strong opinions.) But when he does check campaign finance forms, he is often happily surprised to learn that good candidates he respects often DO hire her firm. (Maybe bad ones are scared off by his relationship with her, but they needn't be.)