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On Cesar Chavez Day Where is the Urgency or Leadership in Turning Around Languishing Schools Named for Heroes?

March 30, 2023 2:09 amMarch 30, 2023 8:29 am

In just a few days our nation will, once again, honor the legacy of Cesar Chavez, co-founder of the United Farmworkers of America. March 31 is a state holiday in California and state offices will be shuttered–some on Friday and...

California Oil Prioritization Bill Unanimously Passes Sen. Environmental Quality Committee

March 29, 2023 5:21 pmMarch 30, 2023 4:17 pm

A bill to prioritize California oil production over certain foreign imports was passed unanimously by the Senate Environmental Quality Committee on Wednesday, less than a day after Governor Gavin Newsom signed the SBx1-2 oil company oversight bill into law. Senate...

SD County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher Admits To Affair While Denying Major Lawsuit Harassment Claims

March 29, 2023 1:38 pmMarch 29, 2023 1:38 pm

San Diego County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher announced Wednesday in response to a new lawsuit against him alleging retaliation and harassment, that he did have an affair with the woman who filed the suit while also calling her allegations false. https://twitter.com/PriyaNBCSD/status/1641103925968248834...

Is ‘Encouragement’ Sufficient in Legislation?

March 29, 2023 7:37 amMarch 29, 2023 7:44 am

In reviewing legislation in the California Legislature over the years, we are well aware of statements of legislative intent. Sometimes there are single statements of intent and, in other instances, there are multiple intent statements. Recently, I came across a...

Bill To Allow Accent Marks On Birth, Marriage Certificates Gains Traction In Assembly

March 28, 2023 5:39 pmMarch 28, 2023 5:39 pm

A bill that would allow accent marks on names when placed on birth certificates, death certificates, and marriage licenses gained more traction in the Assembly this week, Assembly Bill 77, authored by Assemblywoman Blanca Pacheco (D-Downey), would specifically require the...

San Francisco Office Vacancy Rates Rise To Nearly 30% In First Quarter 2023

March 28, 2023 3:04 pmMarch 28, 2023 3:06 pm

The office vacancy rate for San Francisco rose to 29.4% during the first quarter of 2023 according to a new study on Tuesday, with the continued pullout of tech firms due to massive downsizing cited as the main reason. Before...

Important AZ Legal Decision Declares Homeless ‘Zone’ an Illegal Public Nuisance

March 28, 2023 7:46 amMarch 28, 2023 7:46 am

A Maricopa County judge just ruled that the city of Phoenix is maintaining an illegal “public nuisance” by encouraging a population of over 1,000 homeless people to reside in tents in a vast swath of downtown referred to as “The...