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Turning Intent Statements into a Mandate

October 9, 2023 6:33 amOctober 9, 2023 6:33 am

There are numerous instances in California statutes where we can find statements of intent by the Legislature. In my opinion, these intent statements are of limited use. As a result, I would prefer that intent statements be limited in their...

Legislative Findings and Intent Statements Should Be Separate

October 8, 2023 5:57 pmOctober 8, 2023 5:57 pm

I have written previously about the similarities and differences between findings and declarations set forth in a bill and legislative intent statements. While both of these types of statements are made by the California Legislature, my opinion is that they...

Contingency Language May Not Save Your Bill

October 8, 2023 2:16 pmOctober 8, 2023 2:16 pm

In recent years, particularly the past two, bills in the California Legislature contain language that makes them become operative upon a budget appropriation or an appropriation contained in a separate bill. This has been done primarily to get past the...

About Last Week…

October 8, 2023 8:44 amOctober 8, 2023 8:44 am

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s rather inexplicable* pick of out-of-state swamp schemer Laphonza Butler is not going down terribly well with the public. About one-third of Californians said “who?” (if the poll had before the pick that number would have 99.27%,) about...

California’s Budget Provides a Basis for Bill Vetoes

October 8, 2023 2:45 amOctober 8, 2023 2:46 am

Over the weekend, Governor Gavin Newsom acted on almost 150 bills and brought his veto rate from 3.4% to 11.5%. Among numerous reasons the Governor has taken so far to veto a bill, the status of California’s budget is certainly...

OPINION: AG Bonta’s War on School Boards Could Have Dire Consequences

October 7, 2023 2:29 amOctober 7, 2023 8:22 am

California Attorney General Rob Bonta recently filed a lawsuit against Chino Valley Unified School District for a policy that required school personnel to notify parents if their child exhibited any mental health issues, including questioning their gender identity. Other school...

First Poll On Senator Laphonza Butler Shows Voters To Be Extremely Polarized

October 6, 2023 5:02 pmOctober 6, 2023 5:02 pm

In the first poll conducted on the support for newly minted Senator Laphonza Butler (D-CA), California voters, roughly only about 1/3rd of voters gave her any support, with the rest either being unsure or viewing her in a negative light....