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PG&E Settlement Passes on Wildfire Costs Increases to Ratepayers
Fifty years ago in 1969, more than 30 million people in theNortheast suffered one of the largest power outages in U.S. history. Everything went dark. The blackout lasted 13 hours for many. The blackout spread from New York to Massachusetts,...
California Looks At Alternative Ways to Tax Marijuana
California currently taxes all marijuana twice. According to a new report by the Legislative Analyst’s Office, Marijuana sales should be taxed on THC content or total amount of sales. Weight and Excise The report goes on to say that...
Strategy and Tactics to Implement Your Public Policy Change
By Ray LeBov and Chris Micheli The purpose of this article is to provider readers with some guidance on developing a strategy and relevant tactics to implement There are a number of aspects of a policy advocacy strategy that must...
Two Sports Betting Initiatives Prepare For Assembly and Senate Battles in 2020
Two different initiatives to make sports betting legal in California will soon be facing the next steps for a November ballot vote. The Gray and Dodd bill One initiative, ACA 16, proposes a widespread legalization of sports betting, similar to...
Inglewood Mayor Facing Harassment and Stalking Charges by Former Aide
Inglewood Mayor James Butts is facing growing scrutiny this week as his former executive assistant Melanie McDade is alleging that he harassed and stalked her during the last year. In November McDade was told that she would be fired for...
Judging the Qualifications of Members of the California Legislature
California Constitution Article IV, Section 5(a)(1) specifies: “Each house of the Legislature shall judge the qualifications and elections of its Members and, by rollcall vote entered in the journal, two-thirds of the membership concurring, may expel a Member.” The courts...