California House and Assembly Suspend Session For a Month
Shortly after both houses of the California legislature voted on and passed over $1 billion of bills and measures to…
‘As Coronavirus Pandemic Takes hold, We are Making Decisions Without Reliable Data’
"The current coronavirus disease, Covid-19, has been called a once-in-a-century pandemic. But it may also be a once-in-a-century evidence fiasco,"…
Bills on Consent – What Qualifies?
Bills considered in the California Legislature without controversy are placed on the “consent calendar,” which means that the bill does…
California Cities in Critical Condition
The recent and long overdue correction in the stock market, triggered by a global pandemic paralyzing huge segments of the…
Evictions Can be Halted Under Governor Newsom’s New Executive Order
In Sacramento on Monday, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a new executive order that will allow local jurisdictions to temporarily stop…
CAG Interview: Assemblyman Jim Patterson Discusses Importance of Executive Authority Over Emergency Coronavirus Funding
'To me, the alternative here is a bunch of self-interested politicians - a political grab like the greenhouse gas funding,'…
Former Congressman Duncan Hunter to Receive 11 Months in Prison Over Campaign Fund Misuse
On Tuesday, federal judge Thomas J. Whelan of the District Court for the Southern District of California in San Diego…
California Governor and Legislators Suspend Procedures and Rules to Pass Emergency $500 M to $1 Billion Coronavirus Funding
The California Legislature passed emergency funding Monday providing $500 million to be used to combat COVID-19, and authority for total…
Seven Bay Area Counties in Lockdown Under ‘Unprecedented’ Shelter-in-Place Order Over Coronavirus
'A bad flu season is 80,000 dead. We’ve got about 18,000 dead from influenza this year; we have 100 from…
Affirmative Action Could Return Under New State Constitutional Amendment Proposal
A new state constitutional amendment proposed last week to reinstate affirmative action in California gained more political support during the…