Racial Redistricting: How the Supreme Court Ruling Could Affect California’s Prop 50
California's controversial mid-decade redistricting scheme is on notice: not only did the mapmaker who drew the map publicly state that…
US Treasury Announces Form 990 Transparency Initiative to Expose Hidden Funding and Strengthen Oversight
For two decades I've been on a crusade to expose fraudulent non-profit organizations, to no avail. Even when Jerry Brown…
Compromise and Release
Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 4 of the Labor Code deals with compromise and release for workers’ compensation…
Some Additional Bill Drafting Comments
As we make our way through hundreds of bill amendments each week, I often come across interesting provisions from a…
DCCC Drops Thumb on Scale in Heavily Latino CA-22 Primary, Sparking Open War Among Democrats
A brewing civil war has erupted inside California’s 22nd Congressional District as Washington Democrats’ powerful campaign arm, the Democratic Congressional…
California Lettuce Growers Regulatory Compliance 1,400% Higher Per Acre Since 2006 When CA Climate Change Bill was Passed
A 2025 Cal Poly research paper revealed that California lettuce growers now spend 12.6% of their total production costs on…
Report: SAVE America Act Turns Nevada into GOP Stronghold
A new Yale Law School analysis, published as an opinion piece in The Washington Post on May 3, confirms what…
Arizona’s Hazen Fire Explodes Due to Invasive Vegetation
The Hazen Fire burning near Buckeye, Arizona, has rapidly spread through dense vegetation in the Gila River bottom, where officials…
Sacramento Democrats Pass Bill to Shield High-Speed Rail Failures From The Public
California’s high-speed rail project, originally pitched to voters as a $33.5 billion endeavor under Proposition 1A in 2008, has spiraled…
California’s Horror Flick: Why Voters Keep Running Upstairs
I grew up in the 1980s watching Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees chase teenagers who always made the same dumb…