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Frequently Asked Questions about Legislative Branch Support Agencies

December 31, 2023 2:30 amDecember 31, 2023 2:31 am

What is the Office of Legislative Counsel (OLC)? Founded in 1913, the Office of Legislative Counsel is a nonpartisan public agency that drafts legislative proposals, prepares legal opinions, and provides other confidential legal services to the Legislature and Governor. What...

Payouts for Harassers, the CSU Way

September 21, 2023 2:45 amSeptember 21, 2023 2:46 am

The California State Auditor is arguably the last hope for transparency and accountability in an otherwise one-party, one-mind state. So when the State Auditor comes out and publishes reports, you can either count on heads rolling or finger pointing. Then,...

Does the EDD Owe the Feds Another $18 Billion Dollars?

September 2, 2023 7:25 amSeptember 2, 2023 7:25 am

Buried in a state Controller’s Office financial report, there is a rather odd entry: a $17.9 billion dollar “current liability” owed to “other governments.” The Controller’s Office said the $17.9 billion line item refers to “amounts due to the Federal...

Criminal Justice Legal Foundation Report: Prop. 57 Does Not Reduce Recidivism

August 24, 2023 2:59 pmAugust 24, 2023 3:37 pm

In April, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) released a report suggesting that the number of inmates given early release in the year after enactment of Proposition 57, who were convicted of new crimes over the next three...

Truckers to POTUS: Withdraw DOL Nominee Julie Su

June 23, 2023 6:50 amJune 23, 2023 6:57 am

Thursday two starkly contrasting messages were sent about the stalled confirmation of Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su, California’s failed former Labor and Workforce Development Agency Secretary. It’s the independent truckers versus Lorena Gonzalez. The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association sent a...

Julie Su Pining for Labor Secretary

May 26, 2023 4:30 pmMay 27, 2023 8:42 am

Julie Su’s struggle to be confirmed the next Secretary of Labor got a bit of help this week, though it is unclear if it will do any good as she tries desperately to keep key Democrats from abandoning her quest....

You Would Think Losing $40 Billion Would Be a Resume Killer…

February 28, 2023 4:45 pmFebruary 28, 2023 5:01 pm

Sigh. I wish I could say I was surprised, but President Joe Biden has tapped former California Labor and Workforce Development Agency – which includes the EDD – Secretary Julie Su to become his new Secretary of Labor. While she...