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California’s Voter Participation Act

January 25, 2022 3:28 pmJanuary 25, 2022 6:42 am

Did you know that there are voter participation rights in this state? In Elections Code Division 14, Chapter 1.7, there are voter participation provisions related to election day procedures. Section 14050 provides that Chapter 1.7 is known as the “California...

Bill to Institute Mobile Pharmacy Vans Introduced in CA Senate

January 25, 2022 12:15 pm

A bill that would institute mobile pharmacy vans that can reach hard to reach areas, vulnerable people in underserved areas, as well as areas currently not served by pharmacies, was introduced in the State Senate on Monday. Senate Bill 872,...

New Golden Fleece Award Goes to BART for ‘Crime, Grime, and Greed’

January 25, 2022 7:11 amApril 3, 2022 3:14 pm

The Bay Area Rapid Transit system has just received the California Golden Fleece® Award for its excessive employee compensation, reckless financial mismanagement, poor on-time performance, unsanitary conditions, and failure to prevent the system from becoming a magnet for criminals, the...

Privileges of Voters in California

January 25, 2022 6:19 amJanuary 25, 2022 6:29 am

The Elections Code in the State of California contains “privileges of voters.” What are these privileges? They are contained in Chapter 1 of Division 14. Section 14000(a) states that, if a voter does not have sufficient time outside of working...

San Jose City Mayor Sam Liccardo Pushing for Tuesday Vote On Mandatory Firearm Insurance and Annual Fee

January 25, 2022 2:14 amJanuary 24, 2022 9:07 pm

San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo made a final push Monday to make San Jose the first city in the USA to have mandatory gun ownership fees and liability insurance, via a City Council vote on Tuesday. According to the proposed...

General Provisions of California’s Elections Code

January 24, 2022 3:29 pmJanuary 24, 2022 3:34 pm

As with most of the other 28 California Codes, the California Elections Code begins with General Provisions contained in Chapter 1, Division 0.5. Section 1 states that this act is known as the Elections Code. Section 2 specifies that the...

Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccine For All California School Children Under New Bill

January 24, 2022 3:22 pm

A bill that would add the COVID-19 vaccine to the list of required vaccines to attend school, as well as close the exemption loophole, was introduced to the Senate on Monday. According to the bill’s author, Senator Richard Pan (D-Sacramento),...