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Attorney General Rob Bonta ,15 Other States File Suit Against US Postal Service Over New Mail Truck Fleet

April 28, 2022 12:51 pm

A lawsuit against the United States Postal Service over the environmental issues from their Next Generation Delivery Vehicle Acquisition program over the next several decades was filed by California Attorney General Rob Bonta, in conjunction with 15 other states on...

California Legislature Continues to Restrict Lobbyist and Public Access to Capitol Hearings

April 28, 2022 10:50 am

Even after Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Feb. 29, 2022 he was dropping the mask mandate on school kids March 12, the California State Senate leaders quickly sent a memo out to Senators and staff announcing mask mandates would remain in...

AB 35 Deal to Modify Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act of 1975

April 28, 2022 10:27 amApril 28, 2022 10:37 am

On April 27, Assembly Bill 35 (which had dealt with false information and was authored by former Assemblyman Ed Chau) was gutted and amended to revise the Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act of 1975 (MICRA) statute. AB 35 is now...

How to Influence Democrats in Power: ‘Talk Democrat’

April 28, 2022 6:30 amApril 28, 2022 6:36 am

It is no wonder that Republicans and Democrats sometimes do not see eye to eye; they speak different languages. A word that means one thing to a Republican may carry an entirely different meaning to a Democrat. So the reality...

Legislative Grants of Rulemaking Authority

April 28, 2022 6:04 amApril 28, 2022 6:08 am

Pursuant to Article IV of the California Constitution, the legislative branch of state government is granted authority to make laws. The Legislature also has the power to delegate some of its lawmaking authority to the executive branch (called “delegation of...

Prominent Endorsements Fail to Sway SF Voters on DA Chesa Boudin Recall in June

April 28, 2022 2:35 amApril 28, 2022 8:10 am

In most races, endorsements can really bring in large swathes of votes. Endorsements by unions, religious, and other interest groups tend to be large enough to shift the balance in even larger races, while individual endorsements, such as those by...

Bill To Increase Maximum Freight Capacity in Fuel Haulers Voted Down in Senate Committee

April 27, 2022 5:00 pm

A bill to increase the maximum allowable gross weight of fuel haulers from 80,000 pounds to 88,000 pounds to help alleviate congestion and port freighter backup was voted down in the Senate Transportation Committee on Wednesday in a 3-5 vote....