What Is California’s SRIA?
What is SRIA? The acronym stands for “standardized regulatory impact analysis.” For those involved in significant regulatory work at California’s…
Public School in Davis, CA Tried to Make Kids Eat Lunch Outside in the Rain because COVID
Patwin Elementary School in Davis, California, sent a note to parents telling them to be sure to send warm coats…
Governor Newsom Expands Drought State of Emergency To Entire State
Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Tuesday that the drought state of emergency would be expanded again to include all remaining…
San Jose To Vote On Expanding City Council By 4 Seats
The San Jose Charter Review Commission voted 14-7 on Monday to expand the City Council by four districts, which would…
California Keeps Mask and Vaccine Mandates Even as State Boasts Near Lowest Cases in U.S.
A new report by the New York Times found that Florida’s Coronavirus case average per capita is lower than all…
San Francisco Government Shuts Down In-N-Out for Not Enforcing Proof of Vaccine
San Francisco city government temporarily closed an In-N-Out fast food burger restaurant over the company’s refusal to force customers to…
Indicted LA Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas To Face Suspension Vote By Council Wednesday
Less than a day after beleaguered Los Angeles City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas sent a letter saying that he would be…
62% of State Employees Are Now Vaccinated According to the Department of Human Resources
The California Department of Human Resources (Cal HR) reported on Monday that only 62% of all state employees have been…
What Initiatives Might Be on the Nov. 2022 Ballot?
California voters are getting used to making state policy via the ballot initiative, due to having such a dysfunctional Legislature.…
Santa Barbara County Supervisors Insult the Little People Who Bother to Show Up
Last week, I spoke about how government hearing chambers have morphed into echo chambers. As a way of reminder, the…