California Legislature – Page 10

Assemblyman DeMaio: Newsom’s Scheme to Redraw Maps is ‘Illegal, Unconstitutional, Unnecessary’

August 14, 2025 12:26 pmAugust 14, 2025 12:31 pm

California Assemblyman Carl DeMaio (R-San Diego) has written a letter to the Office of Legislative Counsel (below) that outlines the numerous legal and constitutional violations of Governor Gavin Newsom’s attempt to redraw California’s legislative district maps. Newsom seeks political retribution...

Additions and Amendments to California’s Constitution

August 13, 2025 4:52 pmAugust 13, 2025 4:52 pm

To preface this brief article, I readily admit to being a legislative geek as I read and researched our state’s constitution. The current (and second) California Constitution was adopted in 1879. The first one was adopted in 1849, the year...

Another Legislative Statement in Bills

August 8, 2025 2:30 amAugust 8, 2025 2:31 am

I was reading a bill over the Recess and came across what I believed was a new legislative statement: “It is the preference of the Legislature for the County of San Mateo to opt into the district.” We are all...

Small Businesses Still Paying for Sacramento’s Mistakes

August 6, 2025 3:00 amAugust 6, 2025 6:40 am

Imagine someone breaking your window, handing you the bill, and calling it even. That’s exactly what’s happening to small businesses in California. While every other state that borrowed federal money to cover unemployment costs during the pandemic has paid off...

Lawsuit Schmawsuit: School Districts Spending Like Drunken Sailors with California’s $3 Billion ‘Play Budget’

July 14, 2025 5:03 pmJuly 14, 2025 5:03 pm

The headline does not imply anything against drunken sailors. I once drank with US sailors at a bar called Scotties in Hong Kong, thanking them for their service in Desert Storm. From what I can remember, money was spent irresponsibly....

The Cushy Prisons for Murderers Act of 2025

July 12, 2025 11:15 amJuly 12, 2025 11:15 am

Just when one thinks that the California Legislature has already maxed out its soft-headedness on crime, it goes and demonstrates that there is no limit. A bill has passed the California Senate by a wide margin declaring that “life inside...

Fear Mongering Gov. Newsom Warns Californians About July Heat: ‘Have a Heat Plan’

July 12, 2025 9:43 amJuly 14, 2025 6:27 am

“Governor Newsom urges Californians to take precautions as state endures triple digit heat, smoky conditions.” Apparently 40 million Californians have no idea what to do when summer temperatures hit 100 degrees – at least that is what Governor Gavin Newsom...