Sacramento Shelters for the Homeless ‘Not Accessible Yet’ But Million$ Spent
How is Sacramento doing with its shelters for the homeless? In April, the Globe reported, "The City of Sacramento is…
What Is the ‘Order of Enumeration?’
Pursuant to Article IV, Section 9 of the California Constitution, there is a requirement for each bill to have a…
Should There Be a Distinction Among the Types of Legislative History?
At the federal level, according to Harvard Law School Professors John Manning and Matthew Stephenson, “there has traditionally been a…
Dem Pollster Reveals Dems in Deep Trouble
Ah Twitter, you fickle mistress. Just when one is ready to delete this godless, nasty, disinformation-spewing, Covid-alarmist, CCP mouthpiece and…
Are Severability Clauses Necessary in California Bills?
Around the country, and at the federal level, there is an ongoing debate among legislative lawyers whether a severability clause…
Some Additional Bill Drafting Rules in California
When drafting bills in the California Legislature, there are many constitutional, statutory, and rules-based provisions to consider, depending on the…
Sacramento County Election Officials are Registering Homeless Drug Addicts to Vote
"For the first time since the pandemic began, staff from Sacramento County’s elections agency set up tables Thursday at Loaves…
Robbing Grandma to Pay Gaia
This may come as a shock to some, but if one plans to eliminate fossil fuels from the production equation,…
Interesting Severability Clause
In reviewing bills that were pending on the Governor’s Desk at the conclusion of the 2022 Legislative Session, a few…
A Different Type of Contingent Enactment Amendment
As you may be aware, “contingent enactment language” is found in a bill and is used to effectively connect a…