California Listed 27 Times on WalletHub’s 2021 Study of U.S. Neediest Cities
As California labors under a growing homeless vagrant population, the state has achieved yet another dubious honor: the Golden State…
Filling a Vacancy in the California Legislature
Over the past year, Capitol observers have witnessed vacancies occur in state legislative offices. What is the process for filling…
State Officials Announce Cleanup of Huntington Beach Oil Spill Has Ended
State officials announced Wednesday that the cleanup of the Huntington Beach oil spill has ended, just under three months from…
Pennsylvania U.S. District Court Orders California DOJ To Pay Pharmaceutical Lawyers $80,000 in Fines
Federal District Judge Cynthia Rufe ordered the State of California to pay $80,000 in legal fees to Par Pharmaceutical on…
Gifts and Honoraria and California Legislators
The California Constitution, in Article IV, Section 5, prohibits any honorarium being paid and limits gifts being made to state…
48,000 Californians are Without Power in the Sierra Nevadas
News reports Thursday morning said PG&E announced that 48,000 residents in Northern California living in the Sierra Nevada Mountains region…
Judge Grants Restraining Order Against New CDCR Early Release Credit Regulations
Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Raymond Cadei granted a temporary restraining order on Wednesday to stop the California Department of…
When is the California Legislature Permitted to Meet in Closed Session?
With the voters’ adoption of Proposition 64 at the November 2016 general election, there are greater “sunshine” rules for legislative…
New San Francisco Order Mandates COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters For Workers in ‘High Risk’ Settings
A new health order by the city of San Francisco to require COVID-19 vaccination boosters for those who work in…
California’s Public Golf Courses to be Converted to Affordable Housing Complexes Under AB 672
A bill in the California Legislature authored by Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia (D-Bell Gardens) is proposing to convert California public/municipal golf…