AB 5 a nightmare for musicians and journalists

Posted by Rachel Goodman | Feb 8, 2020 | All Talk, Politics, Talk of the Bay | 0

Talk of the Bay from KSQD

AB 5 a nightmare for musicians and journalists

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What if you had to hire as an employee a guy who spent two hours in the studio laying down tracks for your new album? For some small arts businesses, it can cost upwards of $10,000 to comply with a new law meant to build workplace security, but which could decimate the music and news industry in California. Already journalists are being blacklisted because they are from the state. Find out what’s being done about it from two advocates, Randy Dotiga from the American Association of Journaists and Authors, and Brandon Rawson, Executive Director of San Jose Jazz.

About The Author

Rachel Goodman

Rachel is host of Talk of the Bay and Board Chair of KSQD. She is the producer of radio documentaries such as Southern Songbirds: The Women of Early Country and Old Time Music, The Boomtown Chronicles, and Pastures of Plenty, a History of California Farmworkers. She teaches journalism at Cabrillo College in Aptos. She is a recipient of a Peabody award for excellence in journalism.