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The 2024 California U.S. Senate Race Schiff v. Garvey: Where It Currently Stands

May 5, 2024 2:45 amMay 5, 2024 2:46 am

Since the last update in April, California’s U.S. Senate race has faced a growing number of speed bumps. New polls and campus protests have kept both Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA) and former pro baseball star Steve Garvey (R) from being...

Frequently Asked Questions about Rulemaking Appeals to the Governor

May 5, 2024 2:27 amMay 5, 2024 2:28 am

When and why does a regulatory agency appeal certain decisions to the Governor’s Office? While the last time occurred in 2007, a state agency can appeal the rejection of a regulation by the Office of Administrative Law (OAL). What must...

Vince Fong Officially Cleared To Run For Both U.S. House Seat and Assembly

May 4, 2024 3:25 pmMay 4, 2024 3:26 pm

Secretary of State Shirley Weber announced this week that she filed an abandonment of appeal in pursuing her effort to stop Assemblyman Vince Fong (R-Bakersfield) from running in both a Congressional and Assembly race this year, officially greenlighting Fong to...

The Greenberg Brief: Breed’s Grand Trans Appointment

May 4, 2024 7:00 amMay 4, 2024 7:01 am

We just can’t stop the constant parade of controversy, can we? San Francisco’s mayor London Breed Thursday announced her making an appointment for the position of Executive Director of the “Office of Transgender Initiatives.” Head-scratching aside, Breed finds this specific...

Mayday! Mayday!

May 4, 2024 2:45 amMay 4, 2024 2:46 am

As I write this it is May Day, May 1st. When I was a child attending San Joaquin Elementary School, we’d celebrate May Day with a May Queen and we’d dance around a pole weaving colored streamers. I wonder if...

Frequently Asked Questions about the Role of Mason’s Manual

May 4, 2024 2:30 amMay 4, 2024 2:31 am

What is Mason’s Manual? Originally published in 1935, “Mason’s Manual of Legislative Procedure,” commonly referred to as Mason’s Manual, is the official parliamentary authority of most state legislatures in the United States. Its original author, Paul Mason, was employed by...

USC To Begin Disciplinary Actions Against Students Arrested During Protests

May 3, 2024 12:37 pmMay 3, 2024 12:37 pm

According to emails sent to arrested USC students late on Thursday, the University of Southern California is to begin disciplinary actions against all arrested students during protests last week, warning that suspensions and expulsions could be coming. Last week, a...