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2020 March Primary Preview: 73rd State Assembly District

January 27, 2020 1:27 pmJanuary 30, 2020 8:20 am

The 73rd Assembly District: The 73rd Assembly District is located in Southern Orange County and is considered one of the most consistently Republican areas of the state. This was the home of former President Richard Nixon and still is home...

Tax fighter Howard Jarvis, author of Proposition 13

CA Attorney General Writes Biased Title & Summary for $12.5 Billion ‘Split Roll’ Property Tax Hike

January 27, 2020 11:03 amJanuary 29, 2020 10:25 am

Anti-Proposition 13 special interests have already qualified one ballot measure for the November 2020 statewide ballot that would dismantle the 1978 ballot initiative’s property tax protections, and are currently gathering signatures to qualify a slightly more appealing sounding second version....

California Anti-Trump, Anti-Republicans Pressuring Moderate Republicans to Impeach

January 27, 2020 8:35 amJanuary 27, 2020 5:39 pm

‘Our nation is suffering from self-inflicted wounds that will fester uncontrollably until Donald Trump and Trumpism are defeated. This is our mission and our duty.’ ~The Lincoln Project After California Globe covered the recent Sacramento Press Club for Capitol...

California’s Legislative Committee System – Part One

January 27, 2020 6:54 amJanuary 27, 2020 6:57 am

Overview Like the United States Congress, the California Legislature’s primary work is done by the nearly two dozen Senate committees and the more than 30 Assembly committees. These standing committees are comprised of a small number of Members of the...

California Court Decisions Shed Light on the Legislative Process

January 26, 2020 2:20 amJanuary 25, 2020 10:30 pm

In order to have a better understanding of the California legislative process, it is beneficial to review state appellate court decisions that have interpreted relevant provisions of the California Constitution and specifically the legislative branch of government. Article IV of...

Encinitas Loses Fight Against City Hall On Becoming a Squatters Paradise

January 25, 2020 8:49 amJanuary 25, 2020 9:01 am

Although The HEAP Grant is worth $256,369, only $12,208 will go directly toward the homeless. The remainder goes towards operating costs and salaries. A coalition of concerned residents in Encinitas, a small coastal town in San Diego County, are nursing...

Feds Stepping in on California’s Homeless Crisis

January 25, 2020 8:10 amJanuary 26, 2020 4:23 pm

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced Friday that he and the federal government have reached a preliminary agreement with the Trump administration on a joint plan to help combat the city’s homelessness crisis by erecting temporary shelters. There has been...