California Legislature – Page 2

Don’t Sleep on the CA Lieutenant Governor’s Race

March 18, 2026 4:53 pmMarch 18, 2026 4:53 pm

California Republicans know the score: one-party Democratic rule has turned the Golden State into a cautionary tale. Crushing taxes driving businesses and families to flee. Homeless encampments swallowing neighborhoods. Soft-on-crime policies that reward repeat offenders while victims suffer. Failing schools...

Sen. Niello Bill Would Require CA Air Resources Board to Analyze Cost-of-Living Impacts of its Regulations

March 18, 2026 10:11 amMarch 18, 2026 10:11 am

Senator Roger Niello (R-Sacramento) has authored a California Air Resource Board bill to require the Board to explicitly analyze cost-of-living impacts when considering imposing major regulations, including effects on gasoline, electricity, groceries, housing construction, and business costs. We know that...

California’s Whole Child Education Shift Raises Questions as Veterans, Businesses, and Public Safety Struggle for Attention

March 17, 2026 8:30 amMarch 17, 2026 8:35 am

There are moments in public life when leadership is not measured by speeches or press conferences, but by priorities. When costs are rising, trust in institutions is falling, and families are asking whether their government still works for them, leaders...

Chevron Will Shut Down Remaining 2 Refineries if CARB Amendments Pass

March 8, 2026 6:00 amMarch 8, 2026 6:01 am

Wednesday the Globe reported on Chevron’s letter to California Governor Gavin Newsom and the California Air Resources Board warning them of deep concerns and strong opposition to the CARB- proposed amendments to the Cap-and-Invest (formerly cap and trade) regulation, that...

Nationwide Gas Prices Jump 11 Cents; California Still Leads with the Highest Gas Prices

March 3, 2026 3:32 pmMarch 3, 2026 3:34 pm

The national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline jumped 11 cents overnight, according to AAA. The Hill is reporting that “A Nexstar analysis of AAA data found that, from Monday to Tuesday, nearly 30 states saw the average...

Designating ‘Spot’ Bills in the California Legislature

March 2, 2026 2:00 pmMarch 2, 2026 2:01 pm

It is easy to identify a “spot” bill that is introduced in the California Legislature. The first place to look is in the Legislative Counsel’s Digest. The second place, naturally, is to look at the text of the bill. As...

This Is an Interesting Limit on Rulemaking Power

February 23, 2026 2:00 pmFebruary 23, 2026 2:01 pm

In perusing statutes in California’s 29 Codes, and with a keen interest in administrative law and the rulemaking process, I came across this interesting provision of state law: Fish and Game Code Section 6885 states that the Fish and Game...