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Is Plagiarism Allowed in Bill Drafting?

April 15, 2022 8:13 amApril 15, 2022 8:16 am

Not only is plagiarism allowed in bill drafting, but also it is strongly required. Why? For the simple reason that we want consistency in the drafting of statutes. According to the Oxford Dictionary, “plagiarism” is defined as “the practice of...

California Public School Enrollment Drops by Another 110,000 Students – Fifth Decline in a Row

April 15, 2022 7:47 amApril 15, 2022 11:06 am

Across California, state figures showed that K-12 enrollment fell by 160,000 students in 2020, which was a 3-percent dip and the largest drop in enrollment in twenty years, the Globe reported last fall in October. The Los Angeles Times is now...

CA Bill To Mandate COVID-19 Vaccines For All K-12 Students Scrapped by Sen. Pan

April 15, 2022 2:23 amApril 14, 2022 9:24 pm

A bill that would have required that all Californian public and private school students to receive the COVID-19 vaccination was shelved on Thursday shortly before the first Senate Committee vote on it. Senate Bill 871, authored by Senator Richard Pan...

Proposed Ballot Initiative To Give Oakland Voters $100 to Spend on Local Political Campaigns

April 14, 2022 12:32 pm

During an Oakland Public Ethics Commission meeting on Wednesday, a proposed ballot measure was put forward to create a program giving all Oakland voters $100 to spend on political contributions for major city offices. According to a MapLight study, half...

Twitter Person Calls Banned-From-Twitter Alex Berenson a ‘Professional Liar’

April 14, 2022 11:28 amApril 14, 2022 9:17 pm

UPDATE: This story has been updated to add comment from Arieh Kovler (2 pm PST). Yet another fascinating Twitter feud broke out this morning, on the heels of Elon Musk’s shocking week of position-amassing, board-joining, board-exiting and possible company acquisition....

Creating a Joint Powers Authority in Legislation

April 14, 2022 7:09 amApril 14, 2022 7:18 am

On occasion, a new “joint powers authority” is created in California state law. How is that done? California’s Government Code in Title 1, Division 7, Chapter 5 (“Joint Exercise of Powers”) contains Sections 6500 – 6539.7. Section 6500.1 specifies that...

California Air Resources Board Ups Zero Emission Vehicle Sales Minimum

April 14, 2022 2:23 amApril 13, 2022 10:00 pm

The California Air Resources Board introduced a new zero-emission vehicle regulation proposal late on Tuesday, which, if passed, would greatly increase the rate of new zero-emissions vehicle sale minimums to 35% by 2026, up to 100% by 2035. 2020 data...