Governor Newsom Declares State of Emergency Over Winter Storms In 20 Counties
Governor Gavin Newsom issued a State of Emergency in 20 counties on Thursday due to winter storms that brought unprecedented…
Resignations in the California Legislature
From time-to-time, a state legislator chooses to resign his or her seat in the California Legislature. This has happened in…
California Listed 27 Times on WalletHub’s 2021 Study of U.S. Neediest Cities
As California labors under a growing homeless vagrant population, the state has achieved yet another dubious honor: the Golden State…
Filling a Vacancy in the California Legislature
Over the past year, Capitol observers have witnessed vacancies occur in state legislative offices. What is the process for filling…
State Officials Announce Cleanup of Huntington Beach Oil Spill Has Ended
State officials announced Wednesday that the cleanup of the Huntington Beach oil spill has ended, just under three months from…
Pennsylvania U.S. District Court Orders California DOJ To Pay Pharmaceutical Lawyers $80,000 in Fines
Federal District Judge Cynthia Rufe ordered the State of California to pay $80,000 in legal fees to Par Pharmaceutical on…
Gifts and Honoraria and California Legislators
The California Constitution, in Article IV, Section 5, prohibits any honorarium being paid and limits gifts being made to state…
48,000 Californians are Without Power in the Sierra Nevadas
News reports Thursday morning said PG&E announced that 48,000 residents in Northern California living in the Sierra Nevada Mountains region…
Judge Grants Restraining Order Against New CDCR Early Release Credit Regulations
Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Raymond Cadei granted a temporary restraining order on Wednesday to stop the California Department of…
When is the California Legislature Permitted to Meet in Closed Session?
With the voters’ adoption of Proposition 64 at the November 2016 general election, there are greater “sunshine” rules for legislative…