California Supreme Court Cuts Pension ‘Air Time,’ but Preserves ‘California Rule’

March 4, 2019 12:57 pmMarch 5, 2019 3:34 pm

The California Supreme Court announced its long-awaited decision on pension spiking and the purchase of “air time” credits Monday. In an unanimous ruling, the court found that state government may legally rescind the purchase of “air time” credits, a practice where...

Capitol Staff and Downtown Sacramento Biz Warned As Sacramento Awaits DA’s Stephon Clark Decision

March 2, 2019 9:34 amFebruary 25, 2021 11:35 am

UPDATED below: Friday afternoon, the California Assembly and Senate sent out notices to all Capitol staff warning that Sacramento County District Attorney was expected to announce within the next few days whether she will file criminal charges in the Stephon Clark...

CA Attorney General Xavier Becerra Releases 2018 Armed Prohibited Persons Report

March 1, 2019 6:26 pmMarch 1, 2019 6:30 pm

With California Attorney General Xavier Becerra planning on filing his 47th lawsuit against President Donald Trump, he appears more focused on the President than dealing with the 23,222 backlogged cases in the Armed Prohibited Persons System. The California Department of Justice released its...

Gov. Newsom Names Lt. Governor Kounalakis as Representative on International Affairs and Trade

March 1, 2019 8:51 am

California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order Thursday naming Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis as the Governor’s representative for International Affairs and Trade Development interagency committee. Kounalakis is the former ambassador to Hungary under former President Barack Obama. “I am honored to work...

California DMV Audit Pending With Lawmakers Suspicious of Voter Fraud

March 1, 2019 7:28 am

The serious problems at the California Department of Motor Vehicles are no longer fodder for jokes. In January we learned that DMV and county voter registrars told the California Secretary of State last year the motor Voter program was not...

California Murder Parolee Robs Sacramento Restaurant, Patron Shot, Car-jacked

February 28, 2019 12:25 pmMarch 3, 2019 5:05 pm

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...

Governor’s Lawsuit Against Huntington Beach: State Overreach vs. Local Control

February 26, 2019 2:37 pmFebruary 28, 2019 4:29 pm

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...