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Reading Between the Masked Bites This Holiday Season

November 2, 2020 7:38 amNovember 2, 2020 3:26 pm

After denying that he issued guidelines for family “gatherings” during the holidays, California Gov. Gavin Newsom assured everyone last week that he and his staff would be issuing specific COVID guidelines for Thanksgiving and other winter holidays “soon.” And who...

Making Legislation More Readable

November 2, 2020 6:22 amNovember 2, 2020 6:27 am

One of the issues that is discussed in legislative drafting is how to make legislation more “readable,” meaning how to make the text of legislative measures easier to understand by those who are subject to the law or those who...

An Overview of Proposition 54 and Its Impact on California Government

November 1, 2020 7:30 amNovember 1, 2020 7:37 am

Proposition 54, which was enacted by the voters at the November 2016 general election, adopted constitutional and statutory changes dealing bill amendments and recordings of legislative proceedings. According to the Attorney General’s Ballot Summary, Prop. 54: Prohibits Legislature from passing...

2020 General Election Preview: 39th Congressional District

October 31, 2020 10:13 amNovember 2, 2020 10:24 am

Located in Los Angeles County, Orange County, and San Bernardino County, the 39th Congressional District is wealthy, suburban, and is probably going to be the home of one of the closest Congressional races this year. The district is yet another...

How Hollywood Is Helping Fund Political Races Outside California

October 31, 2020 10:04 amNovember 2, 2020 2:57 am

For decades, political donors in Hollywood often just gave general contributions to the major candidates or, far more likely, the party itself to divest to big races. And while there is a sizable number of Republican donors among those in...

Punctuation in California Legislation

October 31, 2020 8:13 amOctober 31, 2020 8:14 am

Are there rules of punctuation when drafting legislation? As a general rule, the answer is no because general rules of English grammar, including punctuation, usually apply to legislative drafting. However, there are some instances when special rules do apply, including...

‘Climate Change’ Is Not Making It Harder to Vote

October 30, 2020 3:24 pmOctober 30, 2020 3:34 pm

A press release from a political group called “ClimatePower2020” makes ridiculously wild claims that “climate change” is making it more difficult to vote in the upcoming presidential election, by creating severe weather extremes that keep people from venturing out to vote. There’s...