Assembly Bill 5 takes a sledgehammer to worker freedom

Your local newspaper and online newsfeed may soon have less content relative to where you live.
The California Legislature and the Governor approved Assembly Bill  5 that took effect this year. The new law has already caused many news publishers to cut ties with professional freelance journalists, photographers, and editors in California.
This is not because our state no longer has important news to cover. It is because this new law forces freelancers who wish to remain their own bosses to