Governor Gavin Newsom announced Monday that the current state indoor mask mandate will not be renewed due to a large drop in COVID-19 cases, with the current mandate set to end on February 15th. In mid-December of 2021, Governor Newsom...
Now that California’s budget session is in full swing, a brief review of key terminology is warranted. The phrases that readers should be familiar with are defined by the Office of Legislative Counsel and the Department of Finance on their...
California’s Elections Code provides a number of laws related to city elections in Charter Cities. These are contained in Division 21, Chapter 7, Article 2. Article 2 applies to a charter city that elects members of the city’s legislative body...
The Southern California Gas Company (SoCal Gas) was penalized for $9.8 million and to reimburse customers for improperly spending funds that violated California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) policy on building codes during the weekend. Since the mid 2010’s, CPUC and...
A ten day halt of new SB 9, housing project applications in the wealthy San Mateo County town of Woodside was ended on Sunday following a demanding letter from Attorney General Rob Bonta in which he threatened legal action. The...
As the strength of the COVID variants decrease as time moves further and further away from the initial case, the hum of the global cognitive dissonance surrounding the pandemic has grown louder– and that is a good thing because people...
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....