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Legal Challenges Brewing with SB 54 Signed into Law this Week

October 12, 2023 10:06 amOctober 12, 2023 10:06 am

A bill that would force venture capitalist (VC) companies in California to disclose the gender and race of the founding members of companies that was signed into law earlier this week may see legal trouble on the horizon as many...

Gov. Newsom Signs Bill Banning Public School Suspensions for ‘Willful Defiance’

October 11, 2023 8:21 amOctober 12, 2023 3:35 pm

While Governor Gavin Newsom’s children attend an exclusive private school in Sacramento, he just signed SB 274 by Sen. Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley), which bans school suspensions for “willful defiance.” SB 274 “extends the ban on suspending a student on the...

Gov. Newsom Marches California Toward Socialized Health Care in Labor Union Sponsored Bill

October 10, 2023 2:45 amOctober 10, 2023 11:01 am

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Saturday that braces California for universal healthcare – most notably – as a single-payer system that leftists have been agitating for. This is clearly a march toward fully socialized, government-run health care. “The law...

Gov. Newsom Signs Bill Requiring Venture Capitalists Report Diversity of Businesses they Invest in

October 9, 2023 7:59 amOctober 9, 2023 4:18 pm

Because “Venture capital investment does not reflect the diversity of California,” Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill to require the venture capitalists to report annually to the California Civil Rights Department the diversity of the founding members of the businesses...

Historical Look at Bills That Became Law Without the Governor’s Signature

October 6, 2023 4:35 pmOctober 7, 2023 10:43 am

In California, the Governor has three options when a bill reaches the Governor’s Desk: sign the bill (and it becomes a statute), veto the bill (and the bill does not become law, unless the Legislature overrides the veto), or allow...

Laphonza Butler to Replace Feinstein

October 2, 2023 6:30 amOctober 2, 2023 6:30 am

Well, at least we got the initials right. Sunday, Gov. Gavin Newson tapped Laphonza Butler to fill Dianne Feinstein’s senate seat. Butler, 45, is currently a resident of Maryland but plans to register to vote in California – where she...

On the Passing of DiFI

September 29, 2023 8:51 amSeptember 29, 2023 8:51 am

California Senator Dianne Feinstein died this morning, thus bringing an end to a long career of public service. She was thrust into the spotlight when Mayor George Moscone was assassinated in San Francisco’s City Hall and the city’s Board of...