Elections for Forming Harbor Districts
California’s Harbors and Navigation Code, in Division 8, Part 3, Chapter 1, Article 3, deals with the election for formation…
Ringside: Politically Viable Water Supply Projects
A few years ago I was involved in an effort to qualify a ballot initiative, the “Water Infrastructure Funding Act.”…
Thank You, Secretary McMahon
By Roger Ruvolo and Rebecca Friedrichs As we celebrate Thanksgiving this week, we’d like to share our thanks for a…
George Washington’s Thanksgiving Proclamation, 3 October 1789
The origins of Thanksgiving are usually connected to the history of the founding of colonial America by the pilgrims. George…
General Provisions for Adult Adoptions
Division 13, Part 3, Chapter 1 of the Family Code provides general provisions regarding the adoption of adults and married…
Insights on Legislative and Regulatory Processes and Lobbying
I have often discussed the legislative and regulatory processes, as well as lobbying in both arenas, and have mentioned that…
Prop 50 Hearing Set for Mid December Despite AG Bonta’s Efforts to ‘Run Out The Clock on Justice’
California Governor Gavin Newsom unconstitutionally overturned the voter-approved California Redistricting Commission with Proposition 50, which was just passed by voters…
Emerson Polling Reports ‘Nevada Governor’s Race In a Dead Heat,’ But Survey Under-Samples Independents by 10 Percent
A new Emerson College Polling survey of the Nevada 2026 election for Governor finds incumbent Republican Joe Lombardo and Democratic…
Tax Refunds in 2026 are Projected to be the Largest Ever
Tax refunds in 2026 are projected to be the largest ever, the White House reports.: “Tax filers could expect an…
Covid Flashback: Remember Gov. Newsom’s 2020 Thanksgiving Stay-Home, No ‘Gatherings’, and Curfew Order
Every Thanksgiving we like to remind Californians of our terrible, rotten, horrible 2020 Thanksgiving, courtesy of Governor Gavin Newsom during…