Thoughtful Analysis of Why SB 810 Failed This Year

From LaborNotes Blog: Angry activists pointed to the fact that five of the six errant Democrats had received money from the insurance industry and Big Pharma, ranging from $100,000 to over $250,000. Three of the six senators had been endorsed by the California Labor...

Why They Don’t Listen – How We Can Change That

Dear Supporters, The California Senate was only two votes short of passing SB 810 last week. But six Democrats refused to support the bill when it was put to a vote in the California Senate. You may have been one of the thousands of Californians who called these...

SB 810 Advocates Vow to Soldier On

From The Union (Western Nevada County): The Campaign for a Healthy California on Wednesday denounced the failure of the California Senate to pass SB 810, the California Universal Care Act. The bill died when it remained two votes short of passage. Democrats fell short...

SB 810 Killed on the California Senate Floor

Today SB 810, “Medicare for All” single payer legislation, was killed on the California Senate Floor. The vote was: 19 YES, 15 NO (including Dem. Calderon and Dem. Correa) and 6 ABSTAIN (which is actually a NO vote and included Dems. Padilla, Vargas,...