He Came to Dinner 55 years Ago
Renown screen actor Sidney Poitier died recently at the age of 94. Mr. Poitier was the first black man to win the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Homer Smith in Lilies of the Field in 1964....
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Online Disclosure Act Under the California Political Reform Act
The Political Reform Act, contained in Title 9 of the Government Code, includes Chapter 4.6, which is titled the “Online Disclosure Act of 1997.” Title 4.6 was added by Chapter 866 in 1997 and contains Sections 84600 – 84616. Section...
California Political Party Qualifications
California’s Elections Code provides Political Party Qualifications in Division 5, Chapter 1. Section 5000 defines the term “party” and Chapter 1 applies to political bodies and to parties. Section 5001 specifies when a group of electors desires to qualify a...
Elections to Fill Vacancies in California
California’s Elections Code provides a number of statutory provisions related to filling vacancies in elected offices. These provisions are found in Division 10, Part 6 of the Elections Code. Chapter 1 deals with the nomination of candidates for legislative and...
Legislative Interference with the California Administrative Procedure Act
The Legislature, as the lawmaking branch of state government, has the power to delegate some of that lawmaking authority to agencies or departments in the executive branch of state government. This is what we refer to as “delegation of authority.”...
Election Recounts in California
California law has a number of statutes governing election recounts in this state. They are contained in Division 15, Chapter 9, in Sections 15600 to 15649. Article 1 deals with general provisions. Section 15600 states that this chapter applies to...
‘Let’s Make a Deal:’ Newsom Admin. Inks Backroom Deal With Kaiser for Statewide Medi-Cal Health
Only days after California’s proposed Single Payer state-controlled health care bill failed to even get to a vote on the Assembly floor last week, a medical industry news website announced “California inks sweetheart deal with Kaiser Permanente, jeopardizing Medicaid reforms.”...