June 2023 Budget Bills
The Legislature has put into print 2 Budget Bills Junior (amending the 2021, 2022, and 2023 Budget Acts), along with…
Are Legislative Findings in Prop. 28 Bills Sufficient?
In reviewing recent legislation that proposes amendments to California’s Arts and Music in Schools Act, as enacted by the voters…
Are 15 Minute Cities Smart?
The 15-minute city (FMC) – a neat idea, a new way to control the populace, a trendy blip in the…
Prioritizing Your Safety: My Pledge to Support Law Enforcement and Protect Our Neighborhoods
The “decarceration” and “defund police” movements have made our neighborhoods less safe, eroded the morale of our law enforcement agencies,…
One Year after Roe v. Wade Overturned by Supreme Court
One year ago the United States Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Justice Samuel Alito wrote the opinion, and noted “The…
The Cashless Ban: San Francisco’s Continued Folly
Back in 2019, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed an ordinance banning nearly all "cashless" stores, or those that…
Mayor London Breed Proposes San Francisco Centre Mall Be Torn Down For Soccer Stadium
During the Bloomberg's Technology Summit in San Francisco on Thursday, San Francisco Mayor London Breed proposed that the rapidly declining…
Julie Su Has to Wait Until After Senate Recess
The tortured path of Julie Su’s journey to be Joe Biden’s Secretary of Labor is riven with potholes, politics, and…
Two LA City Council members & Assemblywoman Carrillo Arrested During Labor Protest Thursday
Los Angeles City Councilmembers Nithya Raman and Hugo Soto-Martinez, as well as Assemblywoman Wendy Carrillo (D-Los Angeles), were among the…
Truckers to POTUS: Withdraw DOL Nominee Julie Su
Thursday two starkly contrasting messages were sent about the stalled confirmation of Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su, California's failed former…