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California Democrats Plan to Starve Proposition 36 to Death

April 3, 2025 3:10 amApril 3, 2025 3:11 am

On November 5, 2024, California voters overwhelmingly adopted Proposition 36, the Homelessness, Drug Addiction, and Theft Reduction Act, a modest reform to restore consequences for thieves and drug dealers and require treatment for addicts. It’s adoption was a complete rebuke...

Bill to Require Mandatory Refrigerators, Stoves in All CA Rental Units Moves Up In Assembly

April 3, 2025 2:45 amApril 3, 2025 2:46 am

A bill that would require California landlords to have refrigerators and stoves in all rental units recently moved up in the Assembly following amendments that now allow for those appliances to be older than ten years. Assembly Bill 628, authored...

Assemblyman Bill Essayli Appointed U.S. Attorney In Los Angeles by President Trump

April 2, 2025 4:45 pmApril 2, 2025 4:45 pm

Assemblyman Bill Essayli (R-Corona) was appointed by President Donald Trump to be the new U.S. Attorney for the Los Angeles-based Central District of California on Tuesday, with Essayli accepting the position and resigning from the Assembly. In a statement on...

Rebuilding the Pillars of California’s Insurance System

April 2, 2025 2:40 pmApril 2, 2025 2:45 pm

Imagine the Client—the policyholder, the homeowner, the small business owner—as a structure held high upon five great columns. These columns represent the forces that uphold the insurance ecosystem: Insurance Companies, the Department of Insurance, Government at all levels, the Private...

Former CA Attorney General, HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra Announces Run For Governor in 2026

April 2, 2025 1:22 pmApril 2, 2025 1:23 pm

Former California Attorney General and Biden administration Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra announced on Wednesday that he is entering the 2026 California Governor’s race, becoming the latest Democratic candidate in an already crowded field. In a statement on...

Casualty Insurance for the Militia

April 2, 2025 2:30 amApril 2, 2025 2:31 am

California’s Military and Veterans Code, in Division 2, Part 1, Chapter 5, Article 3, provides for casualty insurance for the state’s militia. Section 340 states that whenever any officer, warrant officer, or enlisted member of the California National Guard, the...

Bill to Increase Scrutiny for Placement of Sexually Violent Predators Passes First Committee

April 1, 2025 7:05 pmApril 1, 2025 9:06 pm

A bill aimed at increasing public safety scrutiny during the placement of released Sexually Violent Predators (SVP) unanimously passed the Senate Public Safety Committee on Tuesday. Senate Bill 379, authored by Senator Brian Jones (R-San Diego), would require the California...