SF School Board Recall: Communities Can Come Together and Do What’s Right
With the generalized socio-political angst currently afoot, razor thin, contested elections, questions about the future of democracy, and even whether…
Bill To Give Tax Credits To Businesses That Sponsor Blood Drives Introduced in Senate
A bill to give tax credits to businesses and companies that sponsor blood drives was introduced to the Senate on…
Gov. Newsom Nominates Patricia Guerrero As Next State Supreme Court Judge
Governor Gavin Newsom nominated Fourth District Court of Appeal Justice Patricia Guerrero to the California Supreme Court on Tuesday, hoping…
California’s New Employment Tax Credit Proposal
On February 14, Assembly Member Carlos Villapudua (D-Stockton) introduced Assembly Bill 2035 to make important changes to California’s existing New…
Voter Registration Agencies in California
California law provides for voter registration agencies in Division 2, Chapter 6. Section 2400 provides that it is the intent…
San Francisco Voters Recall Three School Board Members With Over 70% of the Vote Each
San Francisco voters chose to recall SF School Board Members Gabriela Lopez, Faauuga Moliga, and Alison Collins on Tuesday, shaking…
California’s Student Voter Registration Act
California law provides student voter registration rules in the Elections Code. Article 3.5 contains Sections 2145 – 2148.5. Section 2145…
The Real Cost of Permanent Supportive Housing for California’s Homeless
As government agencies around the state have begun to build permanent supportive housing (PSH) projects for California’s estimated 160,000 homeless…
SCOTUS Revisit of Affirmative Action at Universities has Implications for California Institutions
A few years back, my wife and I embarked on a tour of university campuses with high school-aged daughter in…
The Daily File: The Legislature’s Go-To Resource
In both the California State Assembly and State Senate, there are three major publications: Weekly History, Daily File, and Daily…