Gov. Newsom Ends 26 Open States of Emergency Throughout California
Governor Gavin Newsom ended 26 separate open States of Emergency on Tuesday, with many declared as far back as 2017.…
Gov. Newsom, Democrats Targeting Legal Gun Owners Rather than Felons in New Bill
“Had Senate Bill 2 or its predecessor Senate Bill 918 been in effect it would not have stopped the tragic…
Enacting Clauses in Legislation
In the states that publish their legislative drafting manuals, each bill requires an “enacting clause.” In those states, the enacting…
PayPal, NetApp Lay Off 3,000 Employees In Latest Silicon Valley Tech Cuts
Another round of layoffs at Silicon Valley tech companies happened on Tuesday, with companies such as PayPal and NetApp eliminating…
San Francisco Begins Issuing More Concealed Carry Permits Following 2022 Supreme Court Ruling
The San Francisco Sheriff's Department announced Tuesday they approved the first concealed carry firearms permits following a United States Supreme…
New Bill To Repeal Prop. 47, Lower Felony Theft Threshold of $950 to $400
A bill to repeal Proposition 47, a law passed nearly a decade ago that greatly raised the monetary threshold for…
Bill To Increase Media and State Official Access To Prisons Introduced
A bill to increase both media and state official access to state prisons, county jails, and city jails was introduced…
CA Unemployment Agency Head Blames Trump Admin for Massive EDD Fraud and Failures
"Trump administration ‘neglected’ California’s efforts to combat unemployment fraud, EDD head says," the Sacramento Bee reports Tuesday. "Nancy Farias swung…
‘Cut-and-Paste’ Governmental Anti-Racism Group’s Overt Political Agenda
Like so many organizations and foundations and inter-governmental efforts, it has a “who could complain about that?” name: the Government…
Saving v. Grandfathering Clauses
What is the difference between a saving clause and a grandfathering clause? They are both types of transitional provisions found…