2021 Recall Candidate Kevin Faulconer Announces He Won’t Run For Governor
Former San Diego Mayor and candidate in the 2021 Governor recall election Kevin Faulconer announced on Thursday that he would…
What Does a Bill Propose to Do to a Law?
Bills in the California Legislature can do one of three things or a combination of those three: Add a statute;…
Californians Can Weigh In on PG&E’s 22% Proposed Rate Hike with Calif. Public Utilities Commission
With double-digit inflation, mega-gas prices in California, high food costs, high housing costs, and used cars selling for new car…
An Interesting Bill Involving California Legislative Intent and the ADA
Recently-introduced committee bill, Assembly Bill 2962 (authored by the Committee on Judiciary), presents an interesting case of the role of…
How Californian Gas Station Owners Are Reacting to Record High Prices
As gas prices continue to climb higher in California, lawmakers in the state have been looking at multiple short-term options…
Bill To Tax to House Flippers and Speculators 25% Moves To Assembly Committee
A bill that would massively tax house flippers and speculators who buy and sell a house within three years was…
‘The California Way’ Touted by Gov. Newsom is His Way, Not the People’s Way
At California Gov. Gavin Newsom's State of the State address Tuesday, he touted California leading the way on several hot…
EPA Announces That California Can Set Own Vehicle Emissions Standards Once Again
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on Wednesday that they would be dropping a 2019 order known as SAFE-1 that…
Should California Bills Use ‘Includes’ or ‘Means?’
When attorneys in the Office of Legislative Counsel are drafting bills for California legislators, they often delete the word “includes”…
California and Drug Decriminalization: A Long and Complicated Issue
The decriminalization of drugs, especially harder drugs in the FDA's schedule I territory, has always been an odd issue in…