Role of Legislative Counsel in Initiatives
Many do not realize that the highly trained attorneys in the California Office of Legislative Counsel will draft an initiative…
Media Call for Biden-Harris Saturday Ignores Ongoing Ballot Counting and Legal Challenges
As most of America went to bed Saturday night wondering if and when the election would be called, the media,…
California Soon to Have a Privacy Protection Agency
Proposition 24, adopted by the state’s voters on November 3, creates The California Privacy Rights Act of 2020. As part…
California’s Ballot Initiative Transparency Act
In 2014, then Senate President pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg authored SB 1253, which was enacted in late September as Chapter…
Prop 22 Success Brings Positive Changes Only Days After Vote
After only a few days since the passage of Proposition 22, which now permanently exempts rideshare and delivery drivers from…
How Can Prop. 24 Be Amended?
Proposition 24, which was adopted by the statewide electorate at the November 3 general election, creates the California Privacy Rights…
Gov. Newsom Recall Granted 120 More Days to Collect Signatures
The Recall Gavin 2020 campaign has been given a 120 day extension to collect 1,495,709 signed petitions, which if validated by…
San Francisco Voters Pass ‘Overpaid Executive Tax’
On Thursday, it was formally announced that San Francisco's Proposition L passed in San Francisco, raising annual business taxes for…
When Do Prop. 24’s Privacy Protections Take Effect?
Questions have arisen in recent days about when Proposition 24 takes effect. Prop. 24 adopted the California Privacy Rights Act…
The Use of Definitions in Legislation
Definitions can play an important role in legislation. Defining words or phrases is done to provide the reader of the…