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Disposition of Bills in the 2021-22 California Legislative Session

September 30, 2022 6:58 pmSeptember 30, 2022 7:27 pm

Now that Governor Gavin Newsom has completed his task of acting on all bills sent to his desk, below is a summary of the disposition of bills introduced in the 2021-22 California Legislative Session, broken down by the first and...

Letting Legislators Off Gently in Veto Messages

September 30, 2022 3:58 pmSeptember 30, 2022 4:07 pm

In reviewing dozens of gubernatorial vetoes during the just-concluded 2022 Legislative Session, Governor Gavin Newsom generally treated legislators gently when he vetoed their bills. After the standard statement, “I am returning SB or AB __ without my signature,” and a...

Newsom Signs AB 152 COVID-19 Relief: Supplemental Paid Sick Leave

September 30, 2022 6:23 amSeptember 30, 2022 6:28 am

On September 29, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 152, authored by the Assembly Committee on Budget. The bill adds and repeals Article 9.1 (commencing with Section 12100.96) of Chapter 1.6 of Part 2 of Division 3 of Title 2...

Prop. 30 Splits California’s Ruling Elite

September 25, 2022 2:30 amSeptember 26, 2022 6:21 am

Even by national standards, state ballot initiative campaigns in California are big time politics. You can run a campaign for U.S. Senator in most states in America for less than it costs to qualify and successfully campaign to pass a...

CA Gov. Newsom Challenges Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to a Debate Over ‘Kidnapping Illegal Immigrants’

September 20, 2022 3:15 amSeptember 19, 2022 8:49 pm

Fresh from accusing Florida Governor Ron DeSantis of “kidnapping” illegal immigrants because he had them transported to the liberal shores of Martha’s Vineyard California Governor Gavin Newsom has challenged DeSantis to a debate. DeSantis’s campaign spokesman seemed to pooh pooh...

California Ministry of Truth: Gov. Newsom’s Commission on the State of Hate

September 14, 2022 11:45 amSeptember 16, 2022 10:00 am

In April 2022, the Biden administration announced it had created the Disinformation Governance Board – its own Ministry of Truth – a part of the Department of Homeland Security. Americans from all walks of life were horrified. The Biden administration made...

No More Words

September 5, 2022 2:30 amSeptember 5, 2022 8:21 am

Politicians and pundits like to sound smart, especially when they are not. Like the man who buys a Porsche to compensate for certain personal shortcomings, people in office and the people who talk about them throw around theoretically fancy terms...