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What Is the Industrial Welfare Commission?
What is the Industrial Welfare Commission (IWC) and why is it important now? The IWC has been inoperative for many years and not funded – until now. The June 24, 2023 amendments to AB/SB 102 (Budget Bill Junior) would fund...
June 2023 Budget Bills
The Legislature has put into print 2 Budget Bills Junior (amending the 2021, 2022, and 2023 Budget Acts), along with 17 Budget Trailer Bills. These bills became public just after 10am on June 24 and will be considered in the...
Are Legislative Findings in Prop. 28 Bills Sufficient?
In reviewing recent legislation that proposes amendments to California’s Arts and Music in Schools Act, as enacted by the voters by Prop. 28 in November 2022, the same legislative finding and declaration is made in a bill. It is a...
Are 15 Minute Cities Smart?
The 15-minute city (FMC) – a neat idea, a new way to control the populace, a trendy blip in the public planning industry, a long-term insidious scheme – all, some, or none of these? One thing is true, a thing...
Prioritizing Your Safety: My Pledge to Support Law Enforcement and Protect Our Neighborhoods
The “decarceration” and “defund police” movements have made our neighborhoods less safe, eroded the morale of our law enforcement agencies, and hurt small businesses that power our economy. These dangerous ideologies prioritize criminals over community – and even the real...
One Year after Roe v. Wade Overturned by Supreme Court
One year ago the United States Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Justice Samuel Alito wrote the opinion, and noted “The Constitution makes no reference to abortion, and no such right is implicitly protected by any constitutional provision, including the one...