Why Do So Many Californians Still Wear Masks?
The other day I saw a women in her late teens or early twenties walking her dog in a park…
Algorithms Cure Gerrymanders, But Politics Remains
With the midterm elections just a few weeks away, across California politicians have had to scramble more than usual to…
Yuba County Fentanyl Plight: Small County, Big Crisis
County officials across California are dealing with the Fentanyl overdose crisis, with the drug pouring into the United States at…
SF Mayor Pivots To Entice New Companies To Move Downtown
San Francisco Mayor continued to lament office workers in the city opting to work remotely rather than return to downtown…
The ‘Sunset Review’ Process in the California Legislature
In the California Legislature, there is a “sunset review” process that is used to evaluate whether a regulatory board or…
Technical Changes Made to Existing Laws by the Legislative Counsel Bureau in 2021-22
In their ongoing efforts to clean-up California’s 29 Codes and modernize statutory language, the Office of Legislative Counsel makes technical…
On Drug Costs, Lawmakers Need to Think Twice
After more than 25 years in the insurance business, these past two years have brought unprecedented challenges and curve balls…
Caruso Retakes Narrow Lead In LA Mayoral Race Over Bass
A new Los Angeles Daily News/J.Wallin Opinion Research Poll released on Tuesday found that developer Rick Caruso now holds a…
How to Draft a Spot Bill
In the California Legislature, a “spot bill” is basically used as a placeholder for a future measure to be amended…
A California Bill of Only Repeals
On occasion, in reading bills in the California Legislature, you find some unique measures. As readers know, a bill can…