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San Francisco Restaurant Apologizes After Refusing To Serve SFPD Officers During Weekend

December 6, 2021 12:03 pmApril 3, 2022 8:34 am

A San Francisco restaurant that denied service to three San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) officers late last week and faced national scrutiny and uproar over their decision during the weekend, apologized on Sunday for their actions. Press play to hear...

Don’t Call Them ‘Chaptering Out’ Amendments

December 6, 2021 10:11 amDecember 8, 2021 3:43 pm

At the end of a California Legislative Session, Capitol observers will hear about the need to have “chaptering out amendments” adopted. However, that is not the correct term to use. “Chaptering out” is the problem that needs to be addressed...

CATO Ranks California 48th in Personal and Economic Freedoms in U.S.

December 5, 2021 4:05 pmDecember 8, 2021 3:42 pm

“California is one of the least free states in the country, largely because of its long-standing poor performance on economic freedom,” the CATO Institute explains in its latest ranking of the 50 states. California, once known as “The Golden State,”...

San Diego to Send Pre-Termination Letters To Unvaccinated Employees Ahead of Mandate Deadline

December 4, 2021 2:20 amDecember 8, 2021 3:43 pm

The city of San Diego began sending pre-termination letters to city workers who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19, one month before city contractors are set to be fired if they don’t vaccinate by then. San Diego first announced mandatory...

What Are ‘Notwithstanding Clauses’ in California Legislation?

December 3, 2021 4:29 pmDecember 8, 2021 3:43 pm

A common occurrence in California legislation is a bill that contains in the text of the measure the phrase, “notwithstanding any other provision of law…” or something similar. What does this phrase mean? And why would this phrase be used...

LA’s 14 Smash and Grab Suspects Out Without Bail Thanks to California’s Zero Bail Policy

December 3, 2021 4:06 pm

During a press conference on Thursday, Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Chief Michel Moore announced that all 14 suspects recently arrested in connection to the wave of smash and grab robberies in LA late last month have already been released...

What Are Continuous Appropriations in California Bills?

December 3, 2021 1:12 pmDecember 8, 2021 3:44 pm

On occasion, readers can find bills in the California Legislature that make “continuous appropriations.” What are these types of appropriations? Recall that California law does not define the term “appropriation,” even though we find that term in the State Constitution...