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Declarations of Existing Law in California Statutes

January 22, 2022 11:07 amJanuary 22, 2022 8:13 am

In California statutes, readers may come across the following or a similarly-worded phrase: “This section is declaratory of existing law.” What does that mean? Basically, it is an effort by the Legislature to provide retroactive effect to a change in...

Voter Qualifications in California

January 22, 2022 7:34 amJanuary 22, 2022 7:39 am

Voter qualification rules are found in the California Elections Code in Division 2, Chapter 1. Article 1 provides General Provisions and it references Article II, Section 2 of the California Constitution. Section 2(a) specifies that “a United States citizen 18...

VP Harris Visits So Cal, Announces $600 Million in Wildfire Disaster Relief Funding

January 22, 2022 2:19 amJanuary 21, 2022 10:10 pm

Vice President Kamala Harris arrived in San Bernardino on Friday, beginning a weekend Southern California visit by touring wildfire damaged forests and announcing $600 million in disaster relief funding for the U.S. Forest Service in the state. Harris was joined...

Bill Introduced to Allow 12 Years And Older To Vaccinate Without Parental Consent

January 21, 2022 4:34 pm

A bill that would allow children 12 years and older to vaccinate without receiving consent from their parents was introduced in the Senate on Thursday. Senate Bill 866, authored by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), would specifically authorize minors 12...

California Online Voter Registration

January 21, 2022 3:15 pmJanuary 21, 2022 1:23 pm

Elections Code Division 2, Chapter 2.5 provides online voter registration standards. Section 2196 provides that a person who is qualified to register to vote and who has a valid California driver’s license or state identification card may submit an affidavit...

Bill To Convert Municipal Golf Courses to Affordable Housing Killed In Assembly Committee

January 21, 2022 11:55 amJanuary 21, 2022 11:55 am

A bill that would have created a grant program to convert municipal golf courses into housing and public lands, died in the Assembly Appropriations Committee on Thursday, ending a nearly month-long threat to effectively remove municipal golf courses across the...

Liberally Construing California Statutes

January 21, 2022 10:30 amJanuary 21, 2022 8:59 am

A common feature of statutes is for the legislature to state its intent regarding how courts and the judicial branch should “liberally construe” the statutory provisions adopted by the legislative branch of government. By my count, there are over 250...