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Ringside: Newsom’s Concessions to Oil Industry Will Not Save It

October 1, 2025 2:55 amOctober 1, 2025 2:56 am

Access to adequate supplies of gasoline and diesel fuel for Californians is in dire peril, and the signing of SB 237 on September 19 will do very little to change that. To rescue the industry, far more sweeping legislation is required. First,...

Categories of Some Other Types of Bills in California – 2025 Edition

September 30, 2025 2:00 pmSeptember 30, 2025 2:01 pm

There are numerous types of bills in the California Legislature. The chart below examines a dozen additional categories of bills in the 2025 Legislative Session. In addition, the chart includes the figures for the 2023-24 Legislative Session for comparison purposes....

Bills in California Special Sessions

September 29, 2025 2:54 pmSeptember 29, 2025 2:54 pm

I reviewed the special sessions over the past quarter century held by the California Legislature to examine how many measures are considered during those special sessions. The following are the results of my research: 2025 Session (1) 1st Extraordinary Session...

Categories of Bills per Legislative Session – 2025 Edition

September 27, 2025 12:01 pmSeptember 27, 2025 12:02 pm

In reviewing bills over this past year in the California Legislature, I compiled the chart below which includes some of the common categories of bills. The chart is broken down by session year and number of bills introduced. Thereafter, among...

Some Recent Trends in California Legislative Drafting

September 26, 2025 12:47 pmSeptember 26, 2025 12:47 pm

In reviewing thousands of bills making their way through the legislative process each year, and co-teaching a course on Legislative Drafting at UC Davis King Hall School of Law for the past five years, I have noted a number of...

George Soros Gives Massive Donation to Gov. Newsom for Mid-Decade Redistricting Effort

September 19, 2025 7:35 amSeptember 19, 2025 11:55 am

Billionaire oligarch George Soros has contributed $10 million to California Governor Gavin Newsom’s ballot initiative to redistrict the state, the New York Times reported. California Rep. Kevin Kiley (R) just posted on X: “George Soros just gave $10 million to...

Rico Oller: Passing Of A Third Conservative Lion This Past Few Weeks

September 15, 2025 6:19 pmSeptember 15, 2025 6:22 pm

Former California State Senator Rico Oller unexpectedly passed away Friday at his old house in San Andreas. He was 66. Oller served in the California State Assembly from 1996-2000 before serving in the California State Senate from 2000-2004 were he...