On June 27, Assembly Bill 440 was gutted-and-amended for the purpose of moving Assembly Constitutional Amendment 13 from the November 5, 2024 ballot to the November 2026 General Election ballot. AB 440 will be heard in a special hearing of...
The Globe learned late Saturday that Democrats in the California Legislature are going to pull the urgency clauses and poison pills out of all the “Safer CA” bills – the package of retail theft bills they’ve been pushing through, rather...
A new study released by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority Friday found that the number of homeless in the City of Los Angeles fell by 2.2% from last year. The overall number in Los Angeles County went down by...
On occasion, you may see a bill in the California Legislature that has the following provision: “The amendments made by this act do not constitute a change in, but are declaratory of, existing law.” This statement is straightforward and easy...
The consistently accurate and forward looking board of the California High Speed Rail Authority has decided that it is a good idea to dig 30 miles of tunnels to connect Burbank to Palmdale. The purely political zig-zag to include Palmdale...
California Governor Gavin Newsom finally gave his State of the State speech Tuesday completely choreographed and with soothing music in the background. Only it wasn’t addressed to the people of California; Newsom’s speech was very clearly a campaign job application...
California’s judiciary branch of government is supported by several important entities that assist the judicial branch in operating efficiently. What is the Commission on Judicial Appointments (CJA)? The CJA is charged with reviewing gubernatorial appointments to the appellate courts in...