Four-term Democratic California Governor Gov. Jerry Brown made reforming California’s criminal justice sentencing guidelines a priority over his 16 total years as governor. Add to that his record number of 1,736 pardons and 284 prison commutations, and violent prison inmates...
California Charter Cities have a certain level of autonomy over local affairs. Zoning ordinances is one of these. While the state legally regulates the process of zoning, it is not allowed to regulate the substance. And that is at the...
Over the last week, another 1,556 bills were introduced in the California Legislature — 1,108 Assembly bills and 448 Senate bills — for a total of 2,576 bill introductions through last Friday’s deadline, according to Chris Micheli, a partner in...
In a patriotic speech for the California Republican Party convention 2019, Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) was empathetic with the battle California Republicans fight against not just Democrats, but Democrat Socialism. “We are the party that understands how important our constitution...
Reform California Chairman Carl DeMaio held a press conference Saturday during the California Republican Party Convention to discuss “the catastrophic prospect of a Travis Allen California Republican Party Chairmanship.” “From unpaid campaign debt for a failed gubernatorial race to running...
California Charter schools are under intense scrutiny once again while California’s public education system continues its downward slide, ranked 42nd worst in the country by Education Week. California Governor Gavin Newsom, who was strongly supported by the California Teachers Association...
Ignoring a recent 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling, Democrat lawmakers have proposed a package of bills aimed at the soda industry, citing a public health crisis. Assembly Republicans called it “Supersized Government Overreach.” In January, the 9th Circuit found that requiring...