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Using Letters to the Daily Journals for Determining Legislative Intent in California

January 2, 2023 6:53 amJanuary 2, 2023 6:59 am

One method to help ascertain the legislative intent behind a specified measure is a letter that is published in the Assembly Daily Journal or the Senate Daily Journal by the bill’s author. These letters, for which there are many each...

How Can You Tell Which Daily File Is for the Special Session?

December 31, 2022 12:44 pmDecember 31, 2022 12:47 pm

For both the Assembly Daily File and the Senate Daily File, there are just two distinctions between the regular and special sessions: color and title. The color of the regular session publications is grey, like a traditional newspaper print. At...

Voters Amended California’s Constitution on Personal Rights

December 28, 2022 3:36 pmDecember 28, 2022 4:03 pm

California’s voters passed Proposition 1 on the November 2022 General Election ballot. Prop. 1 was placed on the statewide ballot by Senate Constitutional Amendment 10 by Sen. Toni Atkins (D-San Diego), which was Resolution Chapter 97, Statutes of 2022, concerning reproductive...

Is Darrell Steinberg the Best Choice for Appellate Court Judge?

December 28, 2022 8:21 amDecember 28, 2022 11:43 am

California Democratic politician Jesse Unruh’s famous description of Sacramento lobbyists rings true even today: “If you can’t eat their food, drink their booze, screw their women and then vote against them, you have no business being up here.” Unruh also said,...

Local Legislative Bodies and the Adoption of Ordinances

December 27, 2022 6:19 amDecember 27, 2022 6:27 am

The California Government Code provides for cities and counties, and sets forth a number of powers and duties of legislative bodies. Government Code Section 50020 provides that, when a statute requires a local agency to take legislative action by resolution...

Ceaseless CA Dept. of Public Health Commercials Push Covid Boosters, Testing, Masking Up

December 23, 2022 8:24 amDecember 27, 2022 10:43 am

UPDATED BELOW: The California Department of Public Health is running ceaseless commercials on radio repeatedly telling listeners, “Boost your immune system with the Covid booster and flu shot… wash your hands… and cover your mouth when you cough… take a...

Promoting Employment Growth

December 21, 2022 5:38 pmDecember 21, 2022 5:42 pm

In California’s Government Code, there is a section on state economic policy, specifically a policy for promoting employment growth. Government Code Section 15900 sets forth a legislative declaration that it is the continuing policy and responsibility of the state to...