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Business Leaders Need to Create Safe, Inclusive Environments in Times of Crisis
Business Leaders Need to Create Safe, Inclusive Environments in Times of Crisis
This is an independent opinion. Have one of your own? Write it! Email it to hoa@ivn.usAlthough the pandemic presents many new risks for organizations, this can also be a good time to adopt strategies ...
How to Create a Safe Workplace That Reflects Your Company’s Culture
How to Create a Safe Workplace That Reflects Your Company’s Culture
This is an independent opinion. Have one of your own? Email it to hoa@ivn.usNow is certainly an interesting time to design an office from scratch. Doing so, in the midst of a pandemic, means doing you...
Workout Workaround: How Gyms are Getting Themselves Reclassified as ‘Essential’
Workout Workaround: How Gyms are Getting Themselves Reclassified as ‘Essential’
As the pandemic forced Terry Delamater’s two Bakersfield-area fitness centers to shut down for months, the pharmacist-turned-gym-owner in desperation turned to his county supervisor for help. Maybe, D...
Governor’s Veto of High School Ethnic Studies Was the Right Decision
Governor’s Veto of High School Ethnic Studies Was the Right Decision
This is an independent opinion. Have one of your own? Write it! Email it to hoa@ivn.usGov. Gavin Newsom made the right decision when he vetoed Assembly Bill 331 that would have required all public hig...
During Open Debate, Third Party Candidates Say It's Really the Major Parties Who Are The Spoilers
During Open Debate, Third Party Candidates Say It's Really the Major Parties Who Are The Spoilers
‍Editor's Note: Independent Voter News was a featured co-sponsor of the open presidential debate.The Free and Equal Elections Foundation (FEEF) hosted its second independent open presidential debate o...
Are Women Political Candidates Treated Differently? Duh.
Are Women Political Candidates Treated Differently? Duh.
This is an independent opinion. Have one of your own? Write it! Email it to hoa@ivn.usLet’s conduct a brief experiment. Read the following statements about candidates for elected office and try to gue...
CTC Chair Hilary Norton Reflects on Sea Change in State Transportation Priorities
CTC Chair Hilary Norton Reflects on Sea Change in State Transportation Priorities
In this TPR interview, Hilary Norton, newly appointed chair of the California Transportation Commission, reflects on the ‘phenomenal sea change’ driving state investments in transportation infrastruct...
What to Know About Gig Worker Pay Before Voting on Prop. 22
What to Know About Gig Worker Pay Before Voting on Prop. 22
How much will your Uber driver get paid if gig companies convince California voters to approve ballot measure Proposition 22? It could be anywhere from $5.64 to $27.58 per hour, depending who you ask....
Homeless Tech: App Increases Tracking Efficiency & More in San Diego
Homeless Tech: App Increases Tracking Efficiency & More in San Diego
This story was updated at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10.Apps and software platforms are built based on profit motives. Anybody with a technology budget — a bank, retailer, or even a home-services provider ...
Freeze First, Verify Second: Unemployed Californians Get a Fright From EDD
Freeze First, Verify Second: Unemployed Californians Get a Fright From EDD
Joseph Wood went to buy gas in Ventura in anticipation of driving up the coast to visit his children this week. The 39-year-old gig driver knew he had money on a debit card connected to his unemployme...