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A Short Primer on Special Sessions in the California Legislature

October 8, 2022 8:15 amOctober 24, 2022 8:34 am

The California Legislature can meet in regular, special, or joint sessions. A “session” is the designated period of time in which the Legislature meets. A “joint” session, which can occur in a regular or special session, is one in which...

CA Supreme Court Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye Announces She Won’t Seek Another Term

July 27, 2022 4:39 pm

California Supreme Court Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye announced on Wednesday that she will be retiring from the court in January 2023 and will not be seeking a second 12-year term this November. Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye, in her retirement, will end...

Celebrity Politicians Are Almost All Republicans – Why is That?

May 3, 2022 4:36 pmMay 3, 2022 3:30 pm

Reports of Dianne Feinstein’s political demise, to borrow from Mark Twain, have been greatly exaggerated. After a San Francisco Chronicle article questioned her capacity to handle the demands of her job due to age-related mental deterioration, California’s octogenarian senator said no, she...

Gov. Newsom Will Decide On All Bills This Session Regardless Of Recall Outcome

September 8, 2021 11:26 am

Voters hoping for a quick and immediate transition of power should the recall election be successful next week will need to wait as much as 38 days for the next Governor to be sworn in according to the Secretary of...

New Lawsuit Challenges Constitutionality Of Recall Election, Filed In Federal Court

August 17, 2021 11:17 amAugust 18, 2021 3:59 pm

A new lawsuit spurred by a New York Times op-ed piece by two UC Berkeley professors that challenges the legality of the 2021 California Governor recall election was filed in a U.S. District Court over the weekend. Last week, UC...

Actress, Activist Jane Fonda Nearly Ran For Governor This Year

August 5, 2021 2:30 amAugust 6, 2021 6:34 am

A new report by the San Francisco Chronicle on Wednesday revealed that activist and actress Jane Fonda explored and nearly filed paperwork to run for Governor of California during the recall election earlier this year. Earlier this year, concerns among...

The North Coast Recall Turnaround

July 30, 2021 2:12 amJuly 30, 2021 9:06 am

In the latest UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies recall survey released on Wednesday, several areas of California that are considered to be on the fence or leaning Democratic such as San Diego County, Orange County, and areas outside of...